The University of Akron Athletics
2017 Akron Football Roster

Jersey Number 65
Hayden Grover
- Position:
- LS
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Spencer, N.Y.
- High School:
- Spencer-van Etten Central HS
As a Junior (2017): Did not see game action.
As a Sophomore (2016): Did not see game action … team representative on Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): Did not see game action.
As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted.
High School: A long snapper for coach Ron Miller at Spencer-Van Etten Central HS … ranked No. 1 nationally by Special Team Solutions, No. 4 nationally by 247sports.com, and No. 25 nationally by Kohl’s Professional Camps … 2013 Esmark All-American … as a junior, named second-team All-American by Kohl’s … 2013 NUC NYS Special Teams Player of the Year … Honor Roll student … 2013 Section IV Division VII All-Star Team … 2013 Elite 24 Ithaca All-Region pick … participated in the 2013 NUC NY vs. NJ All-Star Game … also a two-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born August 22, 1995 … parents are Jeff and Kim Grover … has an older brother Cortney Roberts … president of Akron’s all-male A Cappella group Nuance … earned bachelor’s degree in public relations in December 2017.
As a Sophomore (2016): Did not see game action … team representative on Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): Did not see game action.
As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted.
High School: A long snapper for coach Ron Miller at Spencer-Van Etten Central HS … ranked No. 1 nationally by Special Team Solutions, No. 4 nationally by 247sports.com, and No. 25 nationally by Kohl’s Professional Camps … 2013 Esmark All-American … as a junior, named second-team All-American by Kohl’s … 2013 NUC NYS Special Teams Player of the Year … Honor Roll student … 2013 Section IV Division VII All-Star Team … 2013 Elite 24 Ithaca All-Region pick … participated in the 2013 NUC NY vs. NJ All-Star Game … also a two-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born August 22, 1995 … parents are Jeff and Kim Grover … has an older brother Cortney Roberts … president of Akron’s all-male A Cappella group Nuance … earned bachelor’s degree in public relations in December 2017.
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