The University of Akron Athletics
2019 Akron Football Roster

Jersey Number 64
Rueben Durkee
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Firestone
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019): Dean’s List ... did not see game action.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2018): Did not see game action.
As a Freshman (2017): Redshirted … Dean’s List student.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at Firestone HS for coach Eric Mitchell … recipient of the 2017 National Federation of State High School Associations Sportsmanship Award … also a three-year letterwinner in wrestling … won 2017 city series … played baseball as a senior … team was city series runner-up in 2017 … earned honors diploma and Innovation Generation Scholarship.
Personal: Born October 14, 1998 … parents are Mark and Marcia Durkee … has an older sister Erin and a younger brother Joseph … biology major.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2018): Did not see game action.
As a Freshman (2017): Redshirted … Dean’s List student.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at Firestone HS for coach Eric Mitchell … recipient of the 2017 National Federation of State High School Associations Sportsmanship Award … also a three-year letterwinner in wrestling … won 2017 city series … played baseball as a senior … team was city series runner-up in 2017 … earned honors diploma and Innovation Generation Scholarship.
Personal: Born October 14, 1998 … parents are Mark and Marcia Durkee … has an older sister Erin and a younger brother Joseph … biology major.
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