The University of Akron Athletics
2023 Akron Football Roster

Clyde Price III
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- North Kansas City | Kansas State
2022: Appeared in all 12 games for Akron, including five starts...rushed for 309 yards on 99 carries and a team-high seven touchdowns on the ground...pulled in 31 catches for 139 yards and one touchdown...rushed for a season-high 79 yards on 19 carries with one touchdown at Buffalo...found the endzone on the ground three times at Ohio on 14 carries for 39 yards...rushed for one touchdown and caught another through the air against Bowling Green for a season-best 97 all-purpose yards...added receiving touchdowns versus Central Michigan and at Northern Illinois.
PRIOR TO AKRON: Played three seasons at Kansas State and appeared in one game...saw his first-career action on special teams in the finale against Texas in 2020 after redshirting as a freshman in 2019...played at North Kansas City High School under head coach Leon Douglas... rated as the 80th-best running back prospect in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports...rushed for 3,022 yards and 41 touchdowns during his career, which included a 1,295-yard, 14-scores campaign as a senior...helped lead the Hornets to a 10-2 record and a trip to the district championship in 2018...earned first team all-state honors from the Missouri Football Coaches Association as both a junior and senior...a finalist for the 2018 Simone Award as the top prep player in the Kansas City area.
PERSONAL: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of Stacey and Patricia Price.