The University of Akron Athletics
2018 Akron Football Roster
Photo by: David Dermer
No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | P/K | R-So. | 6' 0'' | 205 | Madison, Ohio | Madison HS | |
| 13 | RB | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 224 | Immokalee, Fla. | Immokalee HS | |
| 27 | LB | R-Fr. | 5' 9'' | 220 | Aurora, Ohio | Aurora | |
| 31 | S | R-Sr. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Oak Park, Ill. | Oak Park-River Forest HS | |
| 43 | LB | R-Jr. | 5' 10'' | 210 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS | |
| 65 | LS | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 250 | North Royalton, Ohio | North Royalton | |
| 10 | LB | Sr. | 6' 3'' | 235 | Valdosta, Ga. | Lowndes HS | |
| 68 | OL | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 290 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary | |
| 22 | LB | Fr. | 6' 1'' | 220 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary | |
| 23 | LB | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 210 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS | |
| 23 | WR | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 195 | Aurora, Ohio | Aurora | |
| 50 | DL | Sr. | 6' 3'' | 295 | New Galilee, Pa. | Beaver Falls HS | |
| 51 | LB | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 209 | Mason, Ohio | William Mason HS | |
| 56 | DE | R-Sr. | 6' 3'' | 267 | Florence, Ala. | Florence HS | MTSU | Missouri | |
| 17 | WR | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 195 | Akron, Ohio | East HS | |
| 12 | DL | So. | 6' 0'' | 290 | Akron, Ohio | East HS | |
| 4 | CB | R-Sr. | 6' 1'' | 195 | Boynton Beach, Fla. | Boynton Beach HS | |
| 59 | OL | Jr. | 6' 5'' | 300 | Clinton, Md. | Wise HS | Jireh Prep | |
| 50 | OL | R-Sr. | 6' 6'' | 305 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Gibbs HS | |
| 14 | WR | So. | 6' 0'' | 195 | Akron, Ohio | Coventry HS | |
| 13 | DB | R-Sr. | 5' 9'' | 185 | Fort Lauderdale | Coral Springs Charter HS | WV Wesleyan | |
| 46 | CB | R-Jr. | 5' 8'' | 165 | Akron, OH | Buchtel HS | |
| 61 | LS | R-So. | 5' 11'' | 205 | Grand Blanc, Mich. | Fenton HS | |
| 37 | DB | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 219 | Detroit, Mich. | Stevenson HS | |
| 72 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 4'' | 305 | Dunnellon, Fla. | Dunnellon | |
| 21 | DB | Fr. | 5' 9'' | 195 | Canton, Ohio | McKinley | |
| 56 | OL | R-So. | 6' 4'' | 325 | Tar Heel, N.C. | West Bladen HS | Jireh Prep | |
| 24 | CB | R-Sr. | 5' 11'' | 180 | Sarasota, Fla. | Manatee HS | Rutgers | |
| 9 | DE | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 240 | Canton, Ohio | McKinley HS | Pittsburgh | |
| 1 | CB | Jr. | 5' 9'' | 175 | Fort Lauderale, Fla. | Saint Thomas Aquinas HS | |
| 8 | QB | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 185 | Beloit, Ohio | West Branch | |
| 52 | LB | Fr. | 5' 10'' | 215 | Akron, Ohio | Springfield | |
| 16 | WR | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 200 | Oviedo, Fla. | Hagerty HS | |
| 64 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 5'' | 285 | Akron, Ohio | Firestone | |
| 7 | RB | Sr. | 5' 9'' | 200 | Cape Coral, Fla. | Island Coast HS | |
| 28 | CB | R-Sr. | 5' 11'' | 180 | Williamstown, N.J. | Williamstown HS | West Virginia | |
| 63 | OL | R-Sr. | 6' 3'' | 305 | Streetsboro, Ohio | Streetsboro HS | Charleston | |
| 2 | DB | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 190 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills HS | |
| 47 | PK/P | R-So. | 6' 0'' | 210 | Orange, Calif. | Orange Lutheran | |
| 22 | RB | Fr. | 5' 9'' | 200 | Akron, Ohio | East HS | |
| 49 | PK/P | R-Sr. | 5' 11'' | 165 | Fontanay, Calif. | Summit HS | Riverside City College | |
| 62 | OL | Fr. | 6' 4'' | 275 | Copley, Ohio | Copley | |
| 74 | OL | Jr. | 6' 5'' | 280 | Kingfisher, Okla. | Kingfisher HS | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | |
| 41 | P | Sr. | 6' 2'' | 190 | Parkersburg, W.Va. | Parkersburg HS | |
| 48 | PK/P | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 180 | Liberty Township, Ohio | Lakota East HS | |
| 7 | DB | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 205 | Dayton, Ohio | Archbishop Alter HS | |
| 5 | LB | Sr. | 6' 1'' | 230 | Ocala, Fla. | Trinity Catholic HS | |
| 21 | WR | R-So. | 5' 10'' | 195 | Akron, Ohio | Hoban HS | |
| 3 | LB | R-So. | 6' 1'' | 220 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Northside Christian | |
| 25 | RB | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 219 | Powell, Ohio | Buckeye Valley HS | CC of San Francisco | |
| 39 | WR | R-Jr. | 5' 11'' | 165 | Culver City, Calif. | Culver City HS | |
| 26 | DB | Fr. | 6' 1'' | 200 | Pompano Beach, Fla. | Coconut Creek HS | |
| 90 | DL | R-Fr. | 6' 3'' | 245 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Western HS | |
| 67 | DL | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 270 | Harrison City, Pa. | Penn Trafford | |
| 19 | QB | R-Fr. | 6' 3'' | 210 | Dublin, Ohio | Dublin Coffman HS | |
| 29 | S | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 195 | Warren, Ohio | Harding | |
| 20 | DB | So. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Miami Gardens, Fla. | St. Thomas Aquinas HS | |
| 79 | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 5'' | 275 | Miami, Fla. | Miami Edison Senior HS | |
| 11 | DL | Jr. | 6' 1'' | 300 | Ocala, Fla. | Forest HS | |
| 6 | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 3'' | 225 | Leesburg, Va. | Gonzaga HS | Northeastern Okla. A&M | |
| 83 | WR | R-Jr. | 6' 4'' | 210 | Akron, Ohio | Coventry HS | |
| 75 | OL | Fr. | 6' 6'' | 250 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Dillard HS | |
| 45 | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 245 | Clearwater, Fla. | Central Catholic HS | |
| 76 | OL | R-Jr. | 6' 5'' | 320 | Largo, Fla. | Central Catholic HS | |
| 10 | QB | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 215 | Springfield, Ill. | Rochester HS | Quincy | |
| 55 | OL | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 300 | Akron, Ohio | Hoban HS | |
| 32 | LB | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 210 | Miami, Fla. | Booker T. Washington HS | Miami (Fla.) | |
| 82 | WR | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Jefferson, Ohio | Jefferson Area | Ohio State | |
| RB | R-Fr. | 5' 10'' | 200 | Stow, Ohio | Stow-Munroe Falls HS | Marshall | ||
| 40 | LB | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 230 | Monroe, Mich. | St. Mary Catholic HS | |
| 19 | WR | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 175 | Miami Gardens, Fla. | Miami Central Senior HS | |
| 84 | WR | Fr. | 5' 9'' | 160 | Miami, Fla. | Sunset HS | |
| 34 | LB | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 205 | Vienna, Ga. | Dooly County HS | Butler County CC | |
| 13 | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 4'' | 250 | Columbus, OH | Westerville South HS | Kentucky | |
| 15 | DB | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 185 | Hollywood, Fla. | South Broward | |
| 54 | LS | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 235 | Morgantown, W.Va. | Morgantown | |
| 80 | WR | R-So. | 5' 8'' | 190 | Vero Beach, Fla. | Vero Beach | |
| 44 | TE/DL | So. | 6' 2'' | 250 | Orlando, Fla. | Dr. Phillips | |
| 69 | OL | Fr. | 5' 10'' | 235 | Hubbard, Ohio | Hubbard HS | |
| 81 | WR | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 220 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel HS | |
| 9 | WR | R-So. | 6' 4'' | 200 | Akron, Ohio | Hoban | Indiana | |
| 71 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 4'' | 300 | Diamond, Ohio | Southeast | |
| 57 | OL | R-So. | 6' 5'' | 310 | Youngstown, Ohio | Ursuline HS | |
| 1 | QB | R-So. | 6' 1'' | 215 | Hollywood, Fla. | Flanagan | |
| 37 | PK | R-Sr. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Tucker, Ga. | St. Pius X Catholic HS | |
| 73 | OL | Fr. | 6' 6'' | 270 | New Castle, Pa. | Shenango HS | |
| 53 | OL | So. | 6' 2'' | 300 | McKinleyville, Calif. | McKinleyville | Riverside City College | |
| 12 | QB | R-Fr. | 6' 3'' | 225 | Richmond, Texas | Foster HS | |
| 60 | LB | R-Fr. | 6' 0'' | 215 | Brunswick, Ohio | Brunswick | |
| 94 | TE | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 255 | Akron, Ohio | Copley Senior HS | |
| 85 | WR | R-Fr. | 5' 8'' | 175 | Kent, Ohio | Roosevelt HS | |
| 6 | DB | R-Fr. | 5' 10'' | 190 | Citra, Fla. | North Marion | |
| 66 | OL | R-Sr. | 6' 5'' | 315 | Willoughby, Ohio | Willoughby South HS | |
| 38 | DB | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 200 | Paterson, N.J. | Kennedy HS | |
| 78 | OL | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 300 | Sylvania, Ohio | Northview | |
| 16 | DE | So. | 6' 2'' | 230 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary | |
| 4 | RB | R-Jr. | 5' 8'' | 195 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Saint Thomas Aquinas HS | Oregon State | |
| 88 | WR | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 195 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Coconut Creek | |
| PK/P | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 215 | Greensburg, Pa. | Greensburg Central Catholic HS | ||
| 3 | WR | R-Sr. | 5' 9'' | 170 | Orlando, Fla. | First Academy | MIssouri | |
| 15 | WR | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 215 | Bethlehem, Pa. | Pius X | |
| 92 | DL | Jr. | 6' 0'' | 280 | Grosse Pointe, Mich. | Grosse Pointe South HS | Dakota College | |
| 28 | RB | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 174 | Akron, Ohio | East HS | |
| 2 | WR | R-Sr. | 6' 3'' | 230 | Columbus, Ohio | Reynoldsburg HS | |
| 30 | RB | R-Jr. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Canton, Mich. | Canton HS | |
| 8 | LB | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 240 | Delray Beach, Fla. | American Heritage HS | |
| 11 | RB | Fr. | 5' 10'' | 225 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Dillard HS | |
| 38 | P | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 210 | Hudson, Ohio | Hudson | |
| 19 | WR | So. | 5' 10'' | 185 | Orlando, Fla. | Winter Park | |
| 97 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 1'' | 295 | Akron, Ohio | Firestone HS | |
| 35 | TE | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 260 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS | |
| 26 | TE | R-Fr. | 6' 3'' | 260 | Morgantown, W.Va. | Morgantown | West Virginia | |
| 18 | WR | R-Fr. | 5' 9'' | 180 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS | |
| Coaching Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Coach | ||||
| Associate Head Coach | Defensive Coordinator | Tackles | stroud@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Offensive Coordinator | Quarterbacks | jamilwe@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| co-Defensive Coordinator | Linebackers | tresey@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Offensive Passing Game Coordinator | Wide Receivers | gjbowde@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Offensive Running Game Coordinator | Running Backs | tboykin@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Offensive Line | Assistant Recruiting Coordinator | bae33@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Tight Ends | H-Backs | Assistant Special Teams Coordinator | kgribbin@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Defensive Passing Game Coordinator | Defensive Backs | Recruiting Coordinator | omounds@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Defensive Ends | Academic Liaison | mdw6@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Special Teams Coordinator | mpw33@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Graduate Assistant (Defense) | (330) 972-7466 | |||
| Graduate Assistant (Offense) | (330) 972-7466 | |||
| Graduate Assistant (Defense) | (330) 972-7466 | |||
| Graduate Assistant (Offense) | (330) 972-7466 | |||
| Administrative Assistant | sbutler@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7493 | ||
| Director of Football Operations | Assistant to the Head Coach | brmurph@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Director of Football Strength and Conditioning | Nutrition Specialist | mrg76@uakron.edu | (330) 972-8510 | ||
| Coordinator of Video Services | hcb9@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7852 | ||
| Director of Player Personnel | jnemec@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Assistant Director of Football Operatons | cha6@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant | ||||
| Volunteer (Defense) | ||||
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