| Denver Broncos | |
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| Position: | Running backs coach |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Woodbury High School |
| College: | Northwestern |
| Undrafted: | 2004 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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Lou Ayeni is an American professionalfootball coach and formerrunning back who is the running backs coach for theDenver Broncos of theNational Football League (NFL).
Ayeni attendedWoodbury High School, where he rushed for 3,504 yards and 47 touchdowns and led his school to its first state title in 1998.[1] He playedcollege football as arunning back for theNorthwestern Wildcats from 1999 to 2002 before switching tosafety for his final season.[2] After his time with the Wildcats, Ayeni went undrafted where he played briefly for theIndianapolis Colts and theSt. Louis Rams.[3]
Ayeni got his first coaching job in 2008, where he was hired by his alma materNorthwestern as a graduate assistant.[4] In 2010, he was hired by theToledo Rockets as running backs coach, where he was eventually promoted to also serve as associate head coach and run game coordinator.[5] Ahead of the 2014 season, Ayeni joined theIowa State Cyclones as the team's running backs coach. During his time with Iowa State, he also added the roles of associate head coach and run game coordinator.[6] In 2018, Ayeni returned to his alma mater Northwestern, this time as the Wildcats running backs coach and recruiting coordinator.[7] Ahead of the 2023 season, he got his first NFL coaching job with theDenver Broncos as the teams running backs coach.[4]