Ajaynue Kizekai (2026) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Ajaynue Kizekai

Induction:
2026
Class:
2010

A.J. KIZEKAI ’10 was a four-time All-Patriot League selection who made headlines as the top kickoff returner in Bucknell and Patriot League history. Three of his all-conference citations came as a return specialist, where he owns nearly every kickoff return record at Bucknell. His 2,725 career return yards are nearly 50 percent more than anyone else in team history. His 1,113 return yards in 2007 and 973 in 2008 are the top two marks in program history.

Kizekai exploded for a 100-yard return against Lafayette, the longest in team history. Against Colgate during his sophomore year, he became the first Bison ever to score rushing, receiving, and kick return touchdowns in the same game, and each of those scores came with Bucknell trailing by seven points in the game. Kizekai’s 5,536 career all-purpose yards are second-most in school history behind Hall-of-Famer Rich Lemon, and he broke Hall-of-Famer Ken Jenkins’ record with 1,908 all-purpose yards in 2007.

Kizekai was also a four-year starter at running back, and he logged more than 1,600 yards on the ground and 1,200 as a receiver in his career. As a sophomore, he became the first Bison since Jenkins in 1980 to lead the team in both rushing and receiving in the same year. He scored 20 career touchdowns, including five on plays of 70 or more yards. Kizekai received the Bryan-Humphreys Award as the most versatile athlete in his class, and he was named to the Patriot League 25th Anniversary Team.