Ajani Kerr

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Powder Springs, Ga.
High School:
McEachern
Prev School:
Georgia Tech

2021: Saw action in all 12 games… Finished the season with 29 total tackles and five pass break-ups… Had a career-best eight tackles and two pass break-ups versus Houston (Oct. 7).

2020: Made appearances in all 11 games as a graduate student, starting two…Totaled 16 tackles and two pass breakups in regular season action…Made four tackles to open the season on the road at South Alabama (Sept. 12)…Recorded two tackles at home against Navy (Sept. 19)…Had one tackle at Southern Miss (Sept. 26)…Earned four tackles at home against SMU (Oct. 16)…Broke up one pass and made two tackles on the road at UCF (Oct. 24)…Broke up a pass at home against Temple (Oct. 31)…Recorded two tackles at Tulsa (Nov. 19)…Closed the regular season with one tackle at home against Memphis (Dec. 5)...Recorded two tackles and one pass breakup against Nevada i the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22).

2019 (Redshirt Junior): Saw action in five games and one start...Missed the final seven games of the 2019 campaign with a season-ending injury but remained part of the team as a student assistant coach.

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in all 13 games with three starts at cornerback (Sept. 22 vs. Clemson, Sept. 29 vs. Bowling Green and Nov. 24 vs. Georgia) … Finished eighth on the team with 39 tackles … Tied for fourth on the team with two pass breakups … Tied for fifth on the team with four special-teams tackles (three on kickoffs, one on punt coverage) … Had at least one tackle in 11-of-13 games and made multiple stops in six contests … Tallied seven tackles at USF (Sept. 8) … Recorded a career-high nine tackles in rout over Bowling Green (Sept. 29) … Recovered a fumble during kickoff coverage that led to a first-quarter touchdown in Georgia Tech’s 27-21 win over Miami (Nov. 10) … Closed the regular season with five tackles against Virginia (Nov. 17) and six against Georgia (Nov. 24).

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 11 games as a reserve defensive back … Recorded 10 total tackles (nine solo) and broke up three passes (tied for fourth on team) … Was also a key cog on special teams, tying for fourth on the team with four special-teams tackles (all on kickoffs) … Had multiple tackles in two games – two at Virginia (Nov. 4) and three vs. Georgia (Nov. 25) … Made one of the Yellow Jackets’ biggest plays of the season when he broke up a fourth-down pass intended for first-team all-ACC receiver Cam Phillips in the end zone with 1:03 remaining to preserve a 28-22 win over No. 17 Virginia Tech (Nov. 11).

2016 (True Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Second-team all-state honoree as a senior at McEachern H.S. (coach Kyle Hockman) … Helped lead team to 10-2 overall record and second round of Georgia 6A state playoffs … Played for three seasons at Whitefield Academy (Mableton, Ga.) before transferring to McEachern for final prep campaign.

Personal: Is the second of three siblings in his family … Pursuing a Master of Liberal Arts.

AJANI'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
To be savage

What drew you to New Orleans?
My great teammates

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
Creole Creamery

What was your first impression of New Orleans?
Great food