The University of Akron Athletics
2024 Akron Football Roster
No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DL | Sr. | 6' 3'' | 265 | Lakewood, Ohio | St. Ignatius | |
| 1 | WR | R-Jr. | 5' 9'' | 170 | Monaca, Pa. | Central Valley | |
| 2 | S | R-Jr. | 6' 0'' | 190 | Baltimore, Md. | Franklin HS | Oregon | |
| 2 | WR | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 215 | Lancaster, Texas | Lancaster | Grambling State | |
| 3 | CB | R-Jr. | 5' 10'' | 180 | Memphis, Tenn. | Memphis University School | Memphis | |
| 3 | WR | R-Jr. | 6' 3'' | 170 | Louisville, Miss. | Louisville HS | Holmes CC | |
| 4 | CB | R-Jr. | 6' 0'' | 200 | East Palo Alto, Calif. | Menlo Atherton HS | Washington State | Foothills College | |
| 4 | WR | Jr. | 5' 8'' | 180 | Miami, Fla. | Miami Palmetto | |
| 5 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 1'' | 300 | El Paso, Texas | Chapin HS | New Mexico State | |
| 5 | WR | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 170 | Richmond, CA | St. John Bosco | Pittsburgh | | |
| 6 | CB | R-Jr. | 6' 0'' | 195 | Atlanta, Ga. | Sandy Creek | South Carolina | |
| 6 | QB | Fr. | 6' 4'' | 195 | Tiffin, Ohio | Columbian HS | |
| 7 | WR | R-Jr. | 6' 1'' | 190 | Osyka, Miss. | South Pike | LSU | |
| 7 | LB | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 220 | St. Louis, Mo. | Trinity Catholic | Illinois | |
| 8 | LB | Fr. | 6' 1'' | 215 | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Harrisburg HS | Army West Point Prep | |
| 8 | RB | R-Jr. | 5' 11'' | 200 | Marietta, Ga. | McEachern HS | Michigan State | |
| 9 | DB | Sr. | 6' 2'' | 205 | Baltimore, Md. | Archbishop Curley HS | Cornell | |
| 9 | WR | R-Fr. | 5' 8'' | 185 | Franklin, N.J. | Canarsie | |
| 10 | QB | R-Jr. | 6' 3'' | 200 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Paradise Valley HS | NC State | California | |
| 10 | LB | Sr. | 6' 0'' | 235 | Atlanta, Ga. | Jackson | Coffeyville CC | |
| 11 | WR | Fr. | 5' 9'' | 145 | Cleveland, Ohio | St. Edward HS | |
| 11 | DB | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 190 | Louisville, Ky. | Pleasure Ridge Park | Kentucky | |
| 12 | QB | R-Jr. | 6' 3'' | 220 | East Orange, N.J. | Saint Peter's Prep | Virginia Tech | |
| 12 | CB | R-Jr. | 6' 0'' | 185 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Lasalle HS | Cincinnati | Iowa Western CC | |
| 13 | S | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 190 | Atlanta, Ga. | Carver HS | |
| 13 | RB | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 170 | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Kenston HS | |
| 14 | WR | Jr. | 6' 1'' | 180 | Norfolk, Va. | Maury HS | Old Dominion | |
| 14 | S | R-Jr. | 6' 0'' | 200 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills | |
| 15 | WR | So. | 6' 0'' | 190 | Huber Heights, Ohio | Stebbins | |
| 15 | DB | So. | 5' 9'' | 200 | Youngstown, Ohio | Boardman | |
| 16 | WR | So. | 6' 0'' | 200 | Bowman, Ga. | Hart County | |
| 16 | DE | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 215 | Lexington, Ky. | Bryan Station HS | |
| 17 | WR | R-Jr. | 6' 4'' | 195 | John's Creek, Ga | Ball State | Jones College | |
| 17 | DB | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 200 | Bremerton, Wash. | Olympic HS | Snow College | Butte College | |
| 18 | QB | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 195 | Parker, Colo. | Legend | |
| 18 | S | R-Jr. | 6' 0'' | 220 | Irmo, S.C. | Dutch Fork | |
| 19 | TE | R-Jr. | 6' 1'' | 240 | Akron, Ohio | Hoban | |
| 19 | DL | Sr. | 6' 3'' | 240 | Douglasville, Ga. | South Paulding | |
| 20 | S | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 180 | Miami, Fla. | South Gwinnett | |
| 21 | DB | R-Fr. | 5' 11'' | 180 | New York, N.Y. | Erasmus Hall | |
| 22 | DL | R-Fr. | 6' 3'' | 235 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Brashear | |
| 22 | RB | R-So. | 5' 11'' | 200 | Cincinnati, Ohio | St. Xavier | |
| 23 | DB | R-Jr. | 5' 10'' | 160 | Fresno, Calif. | Central East | Reedley College | |
| 24 | CB | R-Jr. | 5' 10'' | 190 | Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary | |
| 24 | RB | R-Fr. | 5' 9'' | 180 | Harrisburg, Pa. | Bishop McDevitt | Minnesota | |
| 25 | LB | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 245 | Lexington, Ky. | Bryan Station HS | |
| 26 | DB | R-Jr. | 5' 10'' | 200 | Washington, D.C. | St. John's Coollege HS | Syracuse | |
| 27 | DB | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 175 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Western HS | |
| 28 | DB | Fr. | 5' 11'' | 165 | Painesville, Ohio | Harvey HS | |
| 28 | RB | Fr. | 5' 10'' | 185 | Garfield Heights, Ohio | Benedictine HS | |
| 29 | RB | R-Sr. | 5' 7'' | 185 | Cleveland, Ohio | St. Edward | Michigan | Maryland | UT-Martin | |
| 30 | TE | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 235 | Shaker Heights, Ohio | Shaker Heights | |
| 31 | RB | R-Fr. | 6' 0'' | 205 | Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Heights HS | |
| 32 | WR | Fr. | 5' 7'' | 170 | McDonald, Pa. | South Fayette HS | |
| 32 | LB | R-Jr. | 6' 0'' | 235 | Chandler, Ariz. | ALA-Queen Creek | Riverside City College | |
| 34 | DB | R-So. | 5' 10'' | 190 | Akron, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban | |
| 35 | LB | Fr. | 6' 0'' | 205 | Poland, Ohio | Poland Seminary HS | |
| 36 | K/P | R-Sr. | 5' 9'' | 210 | Chico, Calif. | Pleasant Valley | Oregon State | Butte College | |
| 37 | K | R-Jr. | 5' 10'' | 185 | Norwalk, Ohio | Norwalk HS | Ohio State | McNeese State | |
| 40 | LB | Jr. | 6' 0'' | 225 | Chicago, Ill. | Joliet West | |
| 41 | DL | R-Fr. | 6' 7'' | 250 | Hamburg, Germany | St. Stanislaus (Miss.) | |
| 42 | LB | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 215 | Fredericksburg, Va. | Saint Michael the Archangel | |
| 43 | LB | R-Fr. | 5' 10'' | 195 | North Royalton, Ohio | Holy Name | |
| 44 | S | Gr. | 5' 10'' | 205 | North Olmsted, Ohio | North Olmsted | |
| 45 | P | Sr. | 5' 10'' | 195 | Ironton, Ohio | Ironton HS | Glenville State | Augustana | |
| 47 | K | Fr. | 5' 9'' | 170 | Dublin, Ohio | Dublin Coffman HS | |
| 48 | LS | R-Fr. | 5' 10'' | 225 | Chicago, Ill. | Saint Ignatius College Prep | Florida A&M | |
| 49 | LS | R-Jr. | 6' 1'' | 225 | Chicago, Ill. | Mount Carmel | Iowa | |
| 50 | DE | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 220 | Lexington, Ky. | Bryan Station HS | |
| 50 | OL | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 330 | Miami Gardens, Fla. | Miami Central | University of Miami | |
| 51 | OL | R-Sr. | 6' 2'' | 300 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Dwyer HS | Florida | NC Central | | |
| 52 | DL | R-Fr. | 6' 1'' | 310 | Massillon, Ohio | Massillon Washington | |
| 53 | OL | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 300 | New Castle, Pa. | New Castle HS | Lackawanna C.C. | IUP | |
| 54 | DL | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 315 | East Hartford, Conn. | East Hartford | |
| 54 | OL | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 300 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Milton | |
| 55 | OL | R-Sr. | 6' 5'' | 285 | Miami, Fla. | Norland | South Florida | |
| 55 | DL | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 310 | Washington D.C. | Wise HS | |
| 56 | OL | R-So. | 6' 2'' | 300 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Ben Davis | |
| 57 | DL | Fr. | 6' 1'' | 280 | Middletown, Ohio | Lakota West HS | |
| 57 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 3'' | 275 | Caldwell, Texas | Caldwell | |
| 58 | OL | Jr. | 6' 4'' | 315 | Baltimore, Md. | Digital Harbor | Monroe College | |
| 59 | OL | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 315 | Trumbull, Conn. | St. Joseph's | |
| 60 | OL | Fr. | 6' 4'' | 280 | Avon, Ind. | Avon HS | |
| 62 | OL | Fr. | 6' 2'' | 290 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Madeira HS | |
| 63 | OL | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 355 | Medina, N.Y. | Medina HS | |
| 71 | OL | R-So. | 6' 6'' | 305 | Byesville, Ohio | Meadowbrook | Cincinnati | |
| 72 | OL | R-So. | 6' 3'' | 295 | McKeesport, Pa. | McKeesport | |
| 73 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 7'' | 315 | Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington North | |
| 75 | OL | R-Jr. | 6' 5'' | 315 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Denmark HS | Alabama | Connecticut | |
| 76 | OL | R-So. | 6' 5'' | 320 | Greencastle, Pa. | Greencastle-Antrim HS | Saint Francis | |
| 77 | OL | R-Fr. | 6' 4'' | 285 | Dearfield Beach, Fla. | Blanche Ely | |
| 79 | OL | R-So. | 6' 6'' | 290 | Columbia Station, Ohio | Columbia | |
| 83 | TE | Fr. | 6' 6'' | 195 | Pleasantville, N.J. | Pleasantville HS | |
| 85 | TE | So. | 6' 4'' | 245 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Madeira | |
| 86 | WR | So. | 6' 3'' | 205 | Irmo, S.C. | Dutch Fork | |
| 87 | TE | So. | 6' 4'' | 250 | Lee's Summit, Mo. | Lee's Summit HS | Missouri | |
| 88 | TE | R-So. | 6' 4'' | 240 | Springfield, Ore. | Thurston | Arizona State | |
| 90 | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 3'' | 290 | Lewisham, London, England | NMMI | UTEP | |
| 92 | DL | Fr. | 6' 3'' | 245 | West Philadelphia, Pa. | Middletown HS | |
| 94 | DE | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 250 | Lansing, Mich. | Eastern HS | East Mississippi CC | |
| 95 | P | So. | 6' 2'' | 210 | North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin | |
| 95 | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 2'' | 310 | Trenton, Ohio | Lakota | |
| 96 | DL | R-Jr. | 6' 1'' | 295 | Moultrie, Ga. | Colquitt County HS | Memphis | |
| 97 | DL | R-Fr. | 6' 4'' | 260 | Youngstown, Ohio | Valley Christian | |
| 98 | DL | R-Fr. | 6' 5'' | 235 | Westerville, Ohio | Westerville Central | |
| 99 | DL | R-Sr. | 6' 4'' | 285 | Westbrook, Maine | Portland HS | New Hampshire | |
| 99 | K | So. | 6' 0'' | 180 | Avon Lake, Ohio | Avon Lake | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| Assistant Coach | Defensive Line | nwartman@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Assistant Coach | Wide Receivers | jbrookha@uakron.edu | |||
| Assistant Coach | Special Teams | rmatviko@uakron.edu | |||
| Assistant Coach | Quarterbacks | mshuster@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Assistant Coach | Cornerbacks | kreedfr@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Support Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Recruiting Coordinator | Director of Player Personnel | fbrecruit@uakron.edu | |||
| Head Strength and Conditioning Coach | osahlfeld@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach | steter@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Graduate Assistant - Strength and Conditioning | crg106@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Graduate Assistant - Defense | df143@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Graduate Assistant - Offense | gha8@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7466 | ||
| Administrative Assistant | sbutler@uakron.edu | (330) 972-7493 | ||
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