The University of Akron Athletics
2022 Akron Football Roster
No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | WR | So. | 6' 1'' | 185 | Osyka, Miss. | South Pike | LSU | |
| 48 | DB | R-So. | 5' 10'' | 175 | Detroit, Mich. | Renaissance | Concordia | |
| 93 | DL | So. | 6' 2'' | 255 | Lakewood, Ohio | St. Ignatius | |
| 15 | WR | So. | 6' 4'' | 225 | Brandon, Miss. | Brandon | |
| 27 | LB | R-Sr. | 5' 10'' | 220 | Aurora, Ohio | Aurora | |
| 71 | OL | R-Jr. | 6' 5'' | 310 | Houston, Texas | St. Thomas | Houston | |
| 5 | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 5'' | 235 | North Versailles, Pa. | East Alleghany | West Virginia | |
| 51 | ILB | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 235 | Uniontown, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban | |
| 50 | LS | R-Jr. | 5' 11'' | 225 | North Royalton, Ohio | North Royalton | |
| 66 | OL | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 290 | Avon Lake, Ohio | Avon Lake | |
| 59 | ILB | So. | 6' 1'' | 225 | Appleton, Wis. | Fox Valley Lutheran | Ellsworth CC | |
| 9 | ILB | R-Jr. | 6' 1'' | 235 | Dublin, Ohio | Dublin Coffman | Michigan State | |
| 19 | WR | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 190 | Rochester Hills, Mich. | Avon Old Farms School (Conn.) | |
| 25 | TE | So. | 6' 4'' | 250 | Asheville, N.C. | Clyde A. Erwin | |
| 74 | OL | So. | 6' 5'' | 270 | Olmsted Township, Ohio | St. Edward | |
| 17 | TE | R-Fr. | 6' 4'' | 260 | Akron, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban | Alabama | |
| 49 | S | R-Jr. | 5' 10'' | 195 | North Olmsted, Ohio | North Olmsted | |
| 75 | OL | R-So. | 6' 5'' | 310 | Huntersville, N.C. | North Mecklenburg | |
| 22 | S | R-So. | 5' 10'' | 195 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Saint Thomas Aquinas | |
| 10 | TE | Fr. | 6' 7'' | 245 | Erie, Pa. | Central | |
| 56 | OL | Fr. | 6' 4'' | 305 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Ben Davis | |
| 43 | DB | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 200 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Winton Woods | Lackawanna College | |
| 62 | OL | Fr. | 6' 7'' | 285 | Evansville, Ind. | Reitz Memorial | |
| 28 | CB | So. | 6' 0'' | 175 | Copley, Ohio | Canton McKinley | |
| 6 | DL | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 255 | Stillmore, Ga. | Emanuel County Institute | Florida State | |
| 35 | LB | So. | 6' 0'' | 235 | Atlanta, Ga. | Jackson | Coffeyville CC | |
| 28 | TE | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 245 | Akron, Ohio | Hoban | |
| 14 | WR | R-Fr. | 6' 3'' | 185 | Statesville, N.C. | Statesville | |
| 3 | WR | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 210 | Fort Washington, Md. | Oxon Hill | Penn State | |
| 65 | OL | So. | 6' 2'' | 295 | Westlake, Ohio | Saint Ignatius | |
| 36 | P | Sr. | 6' 5'' | 210 | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Mainland | Sacred Heart | |
| 4 | WR | Fr. | 5' 9'' | 175 | Miami, Fla. | Miami Palmetto | |
| 32 | CB | R-Fr. | 6' 0'' | 180 | Memphis, Tenn. | Memphis University School | Memphis | |
| 77 | OL | R-So. | 6' 9'' | 330 | Massillon, Ohio | Jackson | |
| 17 | LB | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 230 | Philadelphia, Miss. | Neshoba Central | |
| 16 | WR | So. | 5' 8'' | 170 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills | |
| 51 | OL | Fr. | 6' 5'' | 350 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Sycamore | |
| 58 | LB | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 205 | Cleveland, Ohio | St. Ignatius | Boston College | |
| 1 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 295 | McKeesport, Pa. | McKeesport | Syracuse | |
| 53 | LB | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 220 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Bishop Luers | |
| 98 | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 295 | Harrison City, Pa. | Penn Trafford | |
| 26 | S | So. | 5' 11'' | 165 | Detroit, Mich. | Martin Luther King | |
| 70 | OL | R-So. | 6' 7'' | 320 | Lakewood, Ohio | St. Edward | |
| 35 | RB | So. | 5' 10'' | 190 | Ashland, Ky. | Blazer | |
| 97 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 300 | Sacramento, Calif. | Sheldon | Wyoming | |
| 29 | CB | Sr. | 6' 2'' | 195 | Warren, Ohio | Harding | |
| 19 | S | So. | 6' 2'' | 195 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Princeton | |
| 90 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 240 | Fishers, Ind. | Fishers | Cincinnati | |
| 0 | QB | R-Jr. | 6' 6'' | 205 | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Grayson | Iowa Central CC | |
| 23 | CB | So. | 6' 1'' | 195 | Detroit, Mich. | Belleville | |
| 18 | WR | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 180 | Fort Myers, Fla. | Dunbar | Pittsburgh | |
| 8 | QB | R-Fr. | 6' 5'' | 210 | Vero Beach, Fla. | Vero Beach | |
| 34 | DB | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 170 | Akron, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban | |
| 9 | QB | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Reynoldsburg, Ohio | Reynoldsburg | |
| 18 | S | So. | 6' 1'' | 210 | Irmo, S.C. | Dutch Fork | |
| 4 | DL | Jr. | 6' 4'' | 250 | Starkville, Miss. | Starkville | Iowa Central CC | |
| 44 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 255 | Sacramento, Calif. | Inderkum | Wyoming | |
| 22 | RB | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Cincinnati, Ohio | St. Xavier | |
| 8 | S | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 180 | Detroit, Mich. | Cass Tech | Michigan | |
| 78 | OL | So. | 6' 4'' | 310 | Cleveland, Ohio | St. Edward | Bowling Green | |
| 82 | WR | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 200 | Akron, Ohio | Hoban | |
| 52 | OL | Fr. | 6' 5'' | 280 | Detroit, Mich. | Fordson | |
| 26 | RB | R-So. | 6' 1'' | 210 | Trotwood, Ohio | Trotwood-Madison | Kentucky Christian | |
| 10 | DL | R-So. | 6' 5'' | 235 | Ashburn, Ga. | Turner County | |
| 24 | CB | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 185 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary | |
| 72 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 5'' | 295 | McKeesport, Pa. | McKeesport | |
| 30 | S | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 195 | Concord, Ohio | Lake Catholic | |
| 15 | DB | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 190 | Charleston, W.Va. | Capital | West Virginia | |
| 45 | OLB | Sr. | 6' 4'' | 260 | Albuquerque, N.M. | La Cueva | Garden City CC | |
| 40 | LB | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 220 | Chicago, Ill. | Joliet West | |
| 3 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 260 | Detroit, Mich. | Cass Tech | Syracuse | |
| 54 | DL | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 325 | East Hartford, Conn. | East Hartford | |
| 73 | OL | R-So. | 6' 6'' | 300 | Cleveland, Ohio | Saint Ignatius | |
| 81 | WR | R-So. | 6' 4'' | 205 | Brecksville, Ohio | Lutheran West | |
| 6 | RB | So. | 5' 10'' | 210 | Toledo, Ohio | Central Catholic | |
| 11 | TE | Sr. | 6' 5'' | 260 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Cardinal Gibbons | Kentucky | |
| 46 | K | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 210 | Jackson, Ohio | Massillon Jackson | |
| 44 | K | Fr. | 5' 8'' | 150 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Desert Vista | |
| 47 | DB | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 170 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills | |
| 20 | RB | R-So. | 6' 1'' | 220 | Kansas City, Mo. | North Kansas City | Kansas State | |
| 95 | DL | R-Fr. | 6' 3'' | 290 | Trenton, Ohio | Lakota | |
| 7 | OLB | Jr. | 6' 3'' | 235 | Albany, Ga. | Westover | |
| 41 | LS | R-Fr. | 6' 0'' | 210 | Pittsurgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair | |
| 14 | S | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 200 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills | |
| 63 | OL | R-So. | 6' 5'' | 330 | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Kenston | |
| 99 | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 6'' | 295 | Memphis, Tenn. | Whitehaven | Memphis | |
| 42 | P | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 210 | Fort Mill, S.C. | Fort Mill | |
| 49 | TE | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 230 | Portersville, Pa. | Slippery Rock | |
| 12 | PK | R-Jr. | 5' 8'' | 145 | North Royalton, Ohio | North Royalton | Syracuse | |
| 32 | RB | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 185 | Farrell, Pa. | Farrell Area | |
| 79 | OL | Fr. | 6' 6'' | 325 | Columbia Station, Ohio | Columbia | |
| 11 | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 295 | Peachtree Corners, Ga. | Norcross | Butler CC | |
| 5 | LB | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 225 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Central Catholic | Buffalo | |
| 55 | DL | Jr. | 6' 3'' | 295 | Chesapeake, Va. | Oscar Smith | Butler CC | |
| 2 | OLB | R-So. | 6' 4'' | 225 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills | |
| 16 | DB | R-Jr. | 6' 3'' | 210 | Sanford, N.C. | Southern Lee | Duke | |
| 21 | DB | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 170 | Olive Branch, Miss. | Lewisburg | Mississippi State | |
| 13 | QB | Jr. | 6' 5'' | 230 | Burlington, N.J. | Holy Cross Academy | Albany | |
| 83 | WR | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 165 | Monaca, Pa. | Central Valley | |
| 55 | OL | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 325 | Lexington Park, Md. | Great Mills | Penn State | |
| 1 | RB | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 200 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Desert Pines | Minnesota | |
| 76 | OL | So. | 6' 6'' | 305 | Utica, Ohio | Newark Catholic | |
| 54 | OL | Fr. | 6' 4'' | 320 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Milton | |
| 2 | RB | Jr. | 6' 1'' | 185 | Chicago, Ill. | Bolingbrook | Michigan State | |
| 88 | WR | R-Fr. | 5' 10'' | 185 | Columbus, Ohio | Dublin-Coffman | |
| 0 | DL | Jr. | 6' 3'' | 275 | Lilburn, Ga. | Parkview | |
| 31 | DB | Jr. | 6' 0'' | 195 | Decatur, Ga. | South Gwinnett | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 87 | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 5'' | 245 | Hudson, N.H. | Exeter Academy | Coffeyville CC | |
| Coaching Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Football Coach | (330) 972-7466 | |||
| Associate Head Coach | Tight Ends | rf6@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Offensive Coordinator | Quarterbacks | wfessler@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Assistant Head Coach | Running Backs | trichardson@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Director of Football Operations | Chief of Staff | case1@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Assistant Coach | Cornerbacks | tbell@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Co-Pass Game Coordinator | Wide Receivers | dgilbertson@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Assistant Coach | Safeties | nrenna@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Run Game Coordinator | Offensive Line | jrodriguez@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Defensive Coordinator | Linebackers | ttibesar@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Special Teams Coordinator | rtucker1@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Support Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Coach Strength and Conditioning | jsobol@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Assistant Coach Strength and Conditioning | osahlfeld@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Administrative Assistant | sbutler@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7493 | ||
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