The University of Akron Athletics
2023 Akron Football Roster
No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | WR | Jr. | 6' 1'' | 190 | Osyka, Miss. | South Pike | LSU | |
| 93 | DL | Jr. | 6' 3'' | 265 | Lakewood, Ohio | St. Ignatius | |
| 6 | WR | Jr. | 6' 2'' | 215 | Brandon, Miss. | Brandon | |
| 21 | RB | R-Sr. | 5' 9'' | 200 | Chandler, Ariz. | Chandler | |
| 5 | TE | R-Sr. | 6' 5'' | 245 | North Versailles, Pa. | East Alleghany | West Virginia | |
| 59 | ILB | Jr. | 6' 1'' | 225 | Appleton, Wis. | Fox Valley Lutheran | Ellsworth CC | |
| 55 | OL | R-Jr. | 6' 5'' | 300 | Miami, Fla. | Norland | South Florida | |
| 18 | QB | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 185 | Parker, Colo. | Legend | |
| 10 | QB | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 230 | East Orange, N.J. | Saint Peter's Prep | Virginia Tech | |
| 92 | DL | R-So. | 6' 0'' | 290 | Romulus, Mich. | River Rouge | |
| 95 | P | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 205 | North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin | |
| 74 | OL | Jr. | 6' 6'' | 290 | Olmsted Township, Ohio | St. Edward | |
| 22 | DL | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 220 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Brashear | |
| 44 | S | R-Sr. | 5' 10'' | 205 | North Olmsted, Ohio | North Olmsted | |
| 3 | LB | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 220 | St. Louis, Mo. | Trinity Catholic | Illinois | |
| 85 | TE | Fr. | 6' 4'' | 235 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Madeira | |
| 49 | DL | Fr. | 6' 7'' | 255 | Hamburg, Germany | St. Stanislaus (Miss.) | |
| 56 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 310 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Ben Davis | |
| 84 | WR | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 195 | Bowman, Ga. | Hart County | |
| 30 | TE | Fr. | 6' 1'' | 255 | Shaker Heights, Ohio | Shaker Heights | |
| 28 | CB | Jr. | 5' 10'' | 175 | Copley, Ohio | Canton McKinley | |
| 10 | LB | Jr. | 5' 11'' | 235 | Atlanta, Ga. | Jackson | Coffeyville CC | |
| 60 | OL | R-Sr. | 6' 6'' | 305 | Cuba, N.Y. | Cuba-Rushford | |
| 19 | TE | R-So. | 6' 1'' | 245 | Akron, Ohio | Hoban | |
| 14 | WR | R-So. | 6' 0'' | 190 | Statesville, N.C. | Statesville | |
| 71 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 6'' | 300 | Byesville, Ohio | Meadowbrook | Cincinnati | |
| 1 | WR | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 210 | Fort Washington, Md. | Oxon Hill | Penn State | |
| 65 | OL | Jr. | 6' 1'' | 295 | Westlake, Ohio | Saint Ignatius | |
| 4 | WR | So. | 5' 8'' | 180 | Miami, Fla. | Miami Palmetto | |
| 11 | CB | R-So. | 5' 10'' | 185 | Memphis, Tenn. | Memphis University School | Memphis | |
| 17 | LB | So. | 5' 11'' | 240 | Philadelphia, Miss. | Neshoba Central | |
| 53 | LB | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 225 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Bishop Luers | |
| 25 | RB | Jr. | 5' 10'' | 185 | Ashland, Ky. | Blazer | |
| 19 | S | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 200 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Princeton | |
| 6 | DB | R-So. | 6' 0'' | 195 | Atlanta, Ga. | Sandy Creek | South Carolina | |
| 0 | QB | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 215 | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Grayson | Iowa Central CC | |
| 36 | K/P | R-Jr. | 5' 9'' | 205 | Chico, Calif. | Pleasant Valley | Oregon State | Butte College | |
| 90 | DL | Jr. | 6' 2'' | 245 | Senatobia, Miss. | Senatobia | East Mississippi CC | |
| 77 | OL | Fr. | 6' 4'' | 285 | Dearfield Beach, Fla. | Blanche Ely | |
| 8 | QB | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 215 | Vero Beach, Fla. | Vero Beach | |
| 34 | DB | R-Fr. | 5' 10'' | 180 | Akron, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban | |
| 9 | QB | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 190 | Reynoldsburg, Ohio | Reynoldsburg | |
| 31 | DB | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 175 | Homestead, Fla. | Homestead | |
| 18 | S | So. | 6' 0'' | 210 | Irmo, S.C. | Dutch Fork | |
| 86 | WR | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 200 | Irmo, S.C. | Dutch Fork | |
| 8 | DT | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 300 | Madison, Fla. | Madison County | |
| 22 | RB | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 200 | Cincinnati, Ohio | St. Xavier | |
| 78 | OL | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 310 | Cleveland, Ohio | St. Edward | Bowling Green | |
| 52 | OL | So. | 6' 3'' | 280 | Belle Glade, Fla. | Glades Central | Maryland | |
| 12 | DB | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Miami, Fla. | Miami Central | |
| 5 | DL | R-So. | 6' 1'' | 300 | El Paso, Texas | Chapin HS | New Mexico State | |
| 24 | CB | R-So. | 5' 10'' | 195 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary | |
| 27 | RB | R-Sr. | 6' 0'' | 205 | Orange City, Fla. | University | |
| 82 | WR | Fr. | 5' 8'' | 180 | Franklin, N.J. | Canarsie | |
| 72 | OL | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 295 | McKeesport, Pa. | McKeesport | |
| 73 | OL | Fr. | 6' 7'' | 315 | Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington North | |
| 1 | DB | Sr. | 6' 1'' | 195 | Charleston, W.Va. | Capital | West Virginia | |
| 66 | OL | Fr. | 6' 5'' | 285 | Malvern, Ohio | Malvern | |
| 40 | LB | So. | 6' 0'' | 225 | Chicago, Ill. | Joliet West | |
| 97 | DL | Fr. | 6' 4'' | 245 | Youngstown, Ohio | Valley Christian | |
| 52 | DL | Fr. | 6' 1'' | 315 | Massillon, Ohio | Massillon Washington | |
| 57 | OL | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 270 | Caldwell, Texas | Caldwell | |
| 54 | DL | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 300 | East Hartford, Conn. | East Hartford | |
| 88 | TE | R-Fr. | 6' 4'' | 240 | Springfield, Ore. | Thurston | Arizona State | |
| 90 | LS | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 225 | Tempe, Ariz. | Corona Del Sol | |
| 81 | WR | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 185 | Huber Heights, Ohio | Stebbins | |
| 91 | DL | Jr. | 6' 3'' | 230 | Douglasville, Ga. | South Paulding | |
| 11 | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 5'' | 255 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Cardinal Gibbons | Kentucky | |
| 20 | S | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 175 | Miami, Fla. | South Gwinnett | |
| 44 | K | So. | 5' 7'' | 160 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Desert Vista | |
| 20 | RB | R-Jr. | 6' 0'' | 215 | Kansas City, Mo. | North Kansas City | Kansas State | |
| 23 | DB | Jr. | 5' 10'' | 170 | Fresno, Calif. | Central East | Reedley College | |
| 95 | DL | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 300 | Trenton, Ohio | Lakota | |
| 98 | DL | Fr. | 6' 5'' | 240 | Westerville, Ohio | Westerville Central | |
| 94 | DE | R-Jr. | 6' 4'' | 235 | Lansing, Mich. | Eastern HS | East Mississippi CC | |
| 41 | LS | R-So. | 5' 11'' | 210 | Pittsurgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair | |
| 14 | S | R-So. | 6' 0'' | 195 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills | |
| 63 | OL | R-Jr. | 6' 4'' | 320 | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Kenston | |
| 99 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 300 | Memphis, Tenn. | Whitehaven | Memphis | |
| 96 | DE | R-So. | 6' 4'' | 250 | Westerville, Ohio | Westerville South | |
| 80 | WR | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 195 | Choctaw, Okla. | Choctaw | |
| 42 | LB | Fr. | 6' 1'' | 205 | Fredericksburg, Va. | Saint Michael the Archangel | |
| 79 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 6'' | 305 | Columbia Station, Ohio | Columbia | |
| 32 | LB | Jr. | 6' 0'' | 225 | Chandler, Ariz. | ALA-Queen Creek | Riverside City College | |
| 9 | DB | R-Sr. | 6' 1'' | 180 | Hyattsville, Md. | DeMatha Catholic | |
| 15 | DB | Fr. | 5' 9'' | 190 | Youngstown, Ohio | Boardman | |
| 2 | OLB | R-Jr. | 6' 4'' | 215 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills | |
| 16 | DB | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 215 | Sanford, N.C. | Southern Lee | Duke | |
| 21 | DB | R-So. | 6' 0'' | 170 | Olive Branch, Miss. | Lewisburg | Mississippi State | |
| 13 | QB | R-Sr. | 6' 5'' | 240 | Burlington, N.J. | Holy Cross Academy | Albany | |
| 70 | OL | Fr. | 5' 10'' | 310 | Cleveland, Ohio | Benedictine | |
| 23 | WR | R-So. | 5' 9'' | 175 | Monaca, Pa. | Central Valley | |
| 12 | QB | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 215 | Choctaw, Okla. | Choctaw | |
| 27 | DB | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 170 | New York, N.Y. | Erasmus Hall | |
| 99 | K | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 190 | Avon Lake, Ohio | Avon Lake | |
| 76 | OL | Jr. | 6' 6'' | 300 | Utica, Ohio | Newark Catholic | |
| 54 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 2'' | 310 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Milton | |
| 2 | WR | So. | 6' 2'' | 210 | Lancaster, Texas | Lancaster | Grambling State | |
| 43 | LB | Fr. | 5' 10'' | 195 | North Royalton, Ohio | Holy Name | |
| 87 | TE | R-Sr. | 6' 5'' | 255 | 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 | (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 | ||
| Assistant Coach | Defensive Line | nwartman@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 | ||
| Recruiting Coordinator | Director of Player Personnel | fbrecruit@uakron.edu | |||
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