2020 Football Roster - University of Akron Athletics

No.	Name	Pos.	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	High School \| Previous School
48	Kavari Adams	DB	R-So.	5' 10''	171	Detroit, Mich.	Renaissance \| Concordia
68	Deacon Allen	DL	Fr.	6' 1''	290	Rockmart, Ga.	Rockmart
12	Charles Amankwaa	DB	R-So.	5' 11''	180	Hillsborough, N.J.	Hillsborough \| Monroe College
27	Bubba Arslanian	LB	R-Jr.	5' 9''	205	Aurora, Ohio	Aurora
59	Beau Bachie	LB	Fr.	5' 11''	222	Cleveland, Ohio	Berea-Midpark
34	Jaylen Ball	RB	Fr.	5' 9''	192	Columbus, Ohio	St. Francis de Sales
65	Kyle Bauman	LS	R-So.	5' 11''	222	North Royalton, Ohio	North Royalton
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66	Ryan Beckman	OL	R-Fr.	6' 3''	290	Avon Lake, Ohio	Avon Lake
99	Eric Bentley	DL	R-So.	6' 2''	284	Akron, Ohio	St. Vincent-St. Mary
22	Brandon Bischof	LB	Jr.	6' 1''	210	Akron, Ohio	St. Vincent-St. Mary
40	Kyle Bischof	LB	Fr.	6' 0''	220	Mentor, Ohio	Mentor
30	Gavin Blunt	WR	R-So.	6' 2''	180	Aurora, Ohio	Aurora
25	Tristian Brank	TE	Fr.	6' 4''	230	Asheville, N.C.	Clyde A. Erwin
55	Collier Brown	OLB	Fr.	6' 2''	232	Washington Court House, Ohio	Washington
36	Michiah Burton	RB	So.	5' 9''	185	Columbus, Ohio	New Albany
74	Ronan Chambers	OL	Fr.	6' 5''	270	Olmsted Township, Ohio	St. Edward
26	Isiah Childs	RB	Fr.	6' 1''	205	Manhattan, Kan.	Wamego
1	Randy Cochran, Jr.	CB	So.	6' 0''	188	Doraville, Ga.	Norcross
44	Sean Conroy	S	R-So.	5' 10''	196	North Olmsted, Ohio	North Olmsted
21	Reggie Corner, Jr.	LB	R-So.	5' 9''	205	Canton, Ohio	McKinley
75	Jordan Daniels	OL	R-Fr.	6' 5''	292	Huntersville, N.C.	North Mecklenburg
24	Adetutu Daranijo	S	So.	5' 10''	192	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	Saint Thomas Aquinas
12	T.J. DeShields	QB	R-So.	6' 3''	200	Beloit, Ohio	West Branch
52	Zach DiLauro	LB	R-So.	5' 10''	202	Akron, Ohio	Springfield
7	Teon Dollard	RB	Jr.	5' 11''	205	Lake City, Fla.	Columbia \| Independence CC
58	Marco Donatelli	LB	R-Fr.	6' 3''	215	Girard, Ohio	Girard
83	Nick Dottore	TE	Fr.	6' 1''	215	Chagrin Falls, Ohio	St. Edward
34	Tyson Durant	ATH	Fr.	6' 0''	176	Copley, Ohio	Canton McKinley
32	Owen Faulkner	S	Fr.	5' 11''	162	Sunbury, Ohio	St. Francis de Sales
28	A.J. Felton	CB	R-So.	5' 9''	165	Fredericksburg, Va.	Freedom
47	Jerry Fitschen	PK	R-Sr.	6' 0''	210	Orange, Calif.	Orange Lutheran
62	Vincent Fonte, Jr.	OL	R-So.	6' 4''	290	Copley, Ohio	Copley
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57	Connor Francz	LB	Fr.	6' 2''	215	Westlake, Ohio	Saint Ignatius
79	Joe Gavriloff	OL	Fr.	6' 2''	288	Kent, Ohio	Kent-Roosevelt
65	Tony Georges	OL	Fr.	6' 2''	290	Westlake, Ohio	Saint Ignatius
20	Cole Gest	RB	R-Sr.	5' 9''	195	Solon, Ohio	St. Edward \| Indiana
15	Zach Gibson	QB	R-Fr.	6' 3''	210	Alpharetta, Ga.	Johns Creek
3	DeMarkus Glover	LB	R-Sr.	6' 1''	217	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Northside Christian
77	Xavior Gray	OL	R-Fr.	6' 9''	315	Massillon, Ohio	Jackson
16	Tony Grimes, Jr.	WR	Fr.	5' 8''	168	Pittsburgh, Pa.	Penn Hills
4	Woobendy Guerrier	S	R-Jr.	6' 0''	200	Homestead, Fla.	South Dade \| Butler CC
96	Darrius Harris	DL	R-Jr.	6' 3''	260	Philadelphia, Pa.	Northeast \| Los Angeles Valley College
9	Brayden Hawkins	QB	R-So.	6' 3''	218	Waxhaw, N.C.	Myers Park \| Louisiana
14	Julius Hawkins	DL	Fr.	6' 3''	258	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Boca Ciega
67	Logan Hawkins	DL	R-So.	6' 2''	294	Harrison City, Pa.	Penn Trafford
70	Caleb Herring	OL	R-Fr.	6' 7''	316	Lakewood, Ohio	St. Edward
48	Blake Hester	WR	Fr.	5' 10''	171	Ashland, Ky.	Blazer
0	Julian Hicks	WR	R-Jr.	6' 3''	200	Cleveland, Ohio	Mayfield \| Central Michigan
19	MyJaden Horton	S	Fr.	6' 2''	190	Cincinnati, Ohio	Princeton
90	Angelo Howze	DL	R-Jr.	6' 2''	230	Fishers, Ind.	Fishers \| Cincinnati
23	Ronald Jackson, Jr.	CB	Fr.	6' 1''	190	Detroit, Mich.	Belleville
17	Juan Jarrett	LB	Fr.	6' 1''	192	Cincinnati, Ohio	Princeton
27	Jamason Jodway	RB	Fr.	5' 8''	188	Auburn Hills, Mich.	Avondale
39	DiMarco Johnson	S	Fr.	6' 1''	205	Irmo, S.C.	Dutch Fork
31	Ethan Johnson	WR	R-Fr.	6' 1''	190	Medina, Ohio	Medina
8	Jaylen Kelly-Powell	S	R-Sr.	6' 0''	180	Detroit, Mich.	Cass Tech \| Michigan
11	Jalen Knight	WR	R-Fr.	6' 2''	200	Akron, Ohio	Hoban
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5	Jeremiah Knight	WR	R-Jr.	5' 11''	192	Jefferson, Ohio	Jefferson Area \| Ohio State
37	Nolan Labuda	WR	Fr.	5' 8''	160	Belle Vernon, Pa.	Belle Vernon
10	Quevan Lawson	OLB	R-Fr.	6' 5''	242	Ashburn, Ga.	Turner County
85	Zackary Leininger	TE	R-Jr.	6' 5''	250	Hugoton, Kan.	Hugoton \| Dodge City CC
54	Cameron Lyons	LS	R-Jr.	6' 1''	225	Morgantown, W.Va.	Morgantown
14	Joey Marousek	QB	Fr.	6' 2''	205	North Royalton, Ohio	North Royalton
50	Kendal Marshall	LB	Fr.	6' 2''	225	Toledo, Ohio	Central Catholic
3	Michael Mathison	WR	So.	5' 10''	175	Covington, Ga.	Newton
53	Nicholas Mayle	OLB	Fr.	6' 2''	255	Fremont, Ohio	Fremont Ross
45	Ryan McClain	OLB	Jr.	6' 4''	245	Albuquerque, N.M.	La Cueva \| Garden City CC
56	Jake Miller	LB	Fr.	6' 1''	230	Glenshaw, Pa.	Shaler
94	John Mitchell	DL	Sr.	6' 3''	316	Crete-Monee, Ill.	Crete-Monee \| Independence CC
71	Shawn Muldowney II	OL	R-Jr.	6' 4''	291	Diamond, Ohio	Southeast
73	Owen Murphy	OL	R-Fr.	6' 6''	290	Cleveland, Ohio	Saint Ignatius
81	Shawn Naim	WR	R-Fr.	6' 4''	195	Brecksville, Ohio	Lutheran West
1	Kato Nelson	QB	R-Sr.	6' 1''	212	Hollywood, Fla.	Flanagan
6	Jonzell Norrils	RB	Fr.	5' 10''	210	Toledo, Ohio	Central Catholic
69	Eseosa Obas	DL	R-Fr.	6' 4''	240	Pataskala, Ohio	Licking Heights
13	Chu Ogbonna	CB	R-Jr.	6' 2''	180	Marietta, Ga.	Wheeler \| Hutchinson CC
53	Bryce Petersen	OL	Sr.	6' 2''	295	McKinleyville, Calif.	McKinleyville \| Riverside City College
42	Gamari Peterson	CB	Fr.	5' 9''	165	Cleveland, Ohio	Glenville
64	Kirk Popelas	DL	R-Fr.	6' 1''	260	Belle Vernon, Pa.	Belle Vernon Area
21	Bryce Profitt	WR	Fr.	6' 3''	182	Medina, Ohio	Highland
4	George Qualls, Jr.	WR	R-Jr.	6' 2''	185	Caruthersville, Mo.	Caruthersville \| Butler CC
60	Dean Ramicone	OLB	R-Sr.	6' 0''	215	Brunswick, Ohio	Brunswick
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61	Ed Reely	DL	Fr.	6' 3''	271	Ashley, Ohio	Buckeye Valley
7	Julian Richardson	OLB	So.	6' 3''	220	Albany, Ga.	Westover
6	Jordyn Riley	CB	R-Jr.	5' 10''	190	Citra, Fla.	North Marion
63	Alex Robarge	OL	R-Fr.	6' 5''	305	Chagrin Falls, Ohio	Kenston
42	Kyle Romenick	P	R-Fr.	6' 2''	200	Fort Mill, S.C.	Fort Mill
38	Joseph Sarpong	S	R-Fr.	6' 0''	200	Columbus, Ohio	Northland
88	Timothy Scippio	WR	Jr.	6' 2''	213	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	Coconut Creek
5	Michael Scott	OLB	R-Jr.	6' 3''	242	Tallahassee, Fla.	North Florida Christian \| Iowa Western Community College
80	Jacob Shaffer	TE	R-Fr.	6' 2''	220	Portersville, Pa.	Slippery Rock
84	Kenyon Sholty	TE	R-Fr.	6' 4''	255	Terre Haute, Ind.	South Vigo
35	Nathan Simon	WR	Fr.	6' 2''	214	Cleveland, Ohio	St. Edward
46	Ethan Slike	PK	R-So.	6' 0''	180	Greensburg, Pa.	Greensburg Central Catholic HS
41	Cory Smigel	PK	R-So.	5' 8''	150	North Royalton, Ohio	North Royalton \| Syracuse
95	Brendan Smith	DL	R-Fr.	6' 6''	285	Debary, Fla.	University Orange City
20	Michael Snowden	LB	Fr.	6' 2''	200	Pittsburgh, Pa.	Pittsburgh Obama
2	Nate Stewart	WR	R-Sr.	6' 2''	200	Bethlehem, Pa.	Pius X
11	Nazir Sy	DL	R-So.	6' 2''	308	Peachtree Corners, Ga.	Norcross \| Butler CC
43	Tobias Thomas Pitts	S	Fr.	6' 0''	180	Columbus, Ohio	Dublin-Scioto
2	Corey Thomas, Jr.	S	R-Fr.	6' 4''	207	Pittsburgh, Pa.	Penn Hills
97	Janirr Wade	DL	Fr.	6' 4''	288	Stone Mountain, Ga.	Stephenson
13	Kevin Walls	WR	R-Fr.	6' 6''	215	Westlake, Ohio	Westlake
18	A.J. Watts	CB	So.	6' 1''	192	Columbus, Ga.	Carver
9	Demetrick Watts	LB	R-Sr.	6' 3''	225	Riverside, Calif.	Hillcrest \| Humboldt State
86	Marquis Whitmire	WR	R-Jr.	5' 9''	165	Lithonia, Ga.	Stephenson
76	Nate Williams	OL	Fr.	6' 6''	303	Utica, Ohio	Newark Catholic
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82	Jameel Williamson	WR	Fr.	5' 10''	175	Columbus, Ohio	Dublin-Coffman
0	Bryce Wilson	DL	So.	6' 3''	285	Lilburn, Ga.	Parkview
24	Maverick Wolfley	TE	R-So.	6' 3''	240	Morgantown, W.Va.	Morgantown \| West Virginia
29	Quentin Woodall	CB	R-So.	5' 10''	175	Cleveland, Ohio	Brush \| ASA College
87	Brycen Yarmo	TE	R-So.	6' 5''	250	Hudson, N.H.	Exeter Academy \| Coffeyville CC

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Tom Arth	Head Coach	ccrosby1@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Matt Feeney	Assistant Coach \| Defensive Coordinator \| Safeties	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Bryan Gasser	Assistant Coach \| Co-Offensive Coordinator \| Wide Receivers	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Tommy Zagorski	Assistant Coach \| Offensive Coordinator \| Offensive Line	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Brian Cochran	Assistant Coach \| Defensive Line	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Chris Cook	Assistant Coach \| Tight Ends \| Offensive Tackles	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Jayden Everett	Assistant Coach \| Running Backs	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
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	Deonte Gibson	Assistant Coach \| Outside Linebackers \| Defensive Ends	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Chris Hurd	Assistant Coach \| Special Teams Coordinator	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Jamael Lett	Assistant Coach \| Secondary	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Oscar Rodriguez, Jr.	Assistant Coach \| Inside Linebackers	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Ben Murphy	Director of Football Operations	brmurph@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Alex Kline	Director of Player Personnel	fbrecruit@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Deonte Mack	Director of Athletic Performance \| Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football
	Rich Worsell	Director of Football Research & Analytics	rworsell@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7852
	Claire Crosby	Assistant Director of Football Operations	ccrosby1@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7466
	Conner Bogard	Defensive Quality Control		(330) 972-7466
	Tony Caljean	Special Team Quality Control		(330) 972-7466
	Devin Jordan	Offensive Quality Control		(330) 972-7466
	Greg Wood	Special Team Quality Control		(330) 972-7466
	Anthony Cicione	Graduate Assistant (Defense)		(330) 972-7466
	Sam Kukura	Graduate Assistant (Offense)		(330) 972-7466
	LaTroy Lewis	Graduate Assistant Coach (Defense)		(330) 972-7466
	Ray Brewster	Football Assistant		(330) 972-7466
	Jake Schaefer	Football Assistant		(330) 972-7466