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TyrellAjian
- position Defensive Back
- height 6-0
- Weight 190
- class Freshman
- Hometown Mansfield, Ohio
- High school Madison Comprehensive
High School
- Combination athlete in high school, playing defensive back, wide receiver and quarterback
- Four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
- Rivals ranks him the No. 10 overall prospect in the state of Ohio and the No. 23 athlete in the class of 2017
- ESPN has him as the No. 8 safety in the country
- Scout says, “He has the size college coaches desire in their defensive backs and is very athletic and has a nose for the football”
- Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for Coach Jamie Masi at Madison Comprehensive
- First-team OCC All-Conference and honorable mention second-team All-Northwest Ohio in 2016 after averaging 9.0 tackles per game
- Nominated for the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl
- Had three interceptions and 54 tackles as a junior, along with 783 receiving yards, 551 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns
- OCC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team Offense All-Northwest Ohio in 2015
- Also excelled on the basketball court, becoming a member of Madison’s 1,000-point club during his senior season
- Chose Kentucky over Michigan, Michigan State, and West Virginia
Personal
- Name is pronounced “Ajian (a-jun)”
- Born in Ashland, Ohio
- Son of Nikki Ajian and Burton Hester
- Major is undecided but plans a major in pharmacology
Tyrell Says
- His nickname is “Ty”
- He chose Kentucky because it felt like home
- One word to describe him on the field is “playmaker”
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a pharmacologist
- His passion in life is to impact other people’s lives