2013 NCAA FCS All-America Team
 
Bronx, N.Y. (December 20, 2013) – Fordham University junior wide receiver Sam Ajala added another All-America award to his cache today as he was named second team NCAA FCS Associated Press All-America. The All-America honor is the fourth of the year for Ajala, just one of two Patriot League players to earn AP All-America honors, who was named a first team All-American by both Beyond Sports Network and College Sports Madness and second team by The Sports Network.
 
The Rams enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in Fordham history, going 12-2 this fall, winning the first ten games of the year for the first time in school history and being ranked as high as fifth in the NCAA FCS polls, Fordham's highest ever ranking on the FCS level. Along the way, the team compiled a long list of firsts, including the first win over an NCAA FBS team (Temple), the first win over a top-ten ranked NCAA FCS team on Jack Coffey Field (Villanova) and the school's first ever home NCAA FCS championship win on Jack Coffey Field (Sacred Heart).
 
After catching 26 passes for 312 yards over his first two years at Rose Hill, Ajala, who was also named first team All-Patriot League in 2013, had a coming out party this year, hauling in 93 passes for 1,646 yards, both team highs, with 14 touchdowns, tying for the team lead. He broke Javarus Dudley's 2003 school record of 1,439 receiving yards in a season and tied Dudley's school record for receiving touchdowns in a season, also set in 2003. Ajala leads the NCAA FCS in receiving yards and is second in the Patriot League and fourth in the NCAA FCS in receiving yards per game (117.6). He also ranks among the top 20 nationally in receiving touchdowns (tied for third) and receptions per game (12^th).
 
Over his career, Ajala has 119 receptions for 1,958 yards and 16 touchdowns. He is sixth on the school's all-time receiving yards list, seventh on the career receptions list and tied for sixth in receiving touchdowns.