Ajou first played college football with the Clemson Tigers from 2020 to 2021, becoming the first Canadian to play for the team.[1][2] He played in 22 games where he had eight catches for 114 yards and one touchdown.[2] While wanting more playing time, Ajou transferred to the University of South Florida in 2022 to play for the Bulls.[3] However, after recording two receptions for nine yards in the first game of the season, he suffered a sports hernia and sat out the rest of the season.[3] After returning to health in 2023, he was denied a spot on the team, so he transferred to Garden City Community College to play for the Broncbusters.[3] He then played in seven games where he had 17 catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns.[2][3] Following the 2023 season, he declared for the CFL draft and NFL draft.[3]
Professional career
Ajou was drafted in the seventh round, 59th overall, in the 2024 CFL Draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders and signed with the team on May 6, 2024.[4] Following training camp in 2024, he began the season on the team's injured list.[5] However, he soon after made his professional debut in week 2 on June 16, 2024, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he had five receptions for 41 yards.[5] In the team's next game, also against the Tiger-Cats, on June 23, 2024, Ajou scored his first career touchdown on a 40-yard pass from Trevor Harris.[6] He became the first seventh-round draft pick to score a touchdown in franchise history.[6]
Ajou recorded his first 100-yard game on July 19, 2024, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, when he recorded four catches for 110 yards, all in the second half, in a relief performance for the injured Kian Schaffer-Baker.[7]
