The University of Akron Athletics
2010 Akron Football Roster

Dylan Potts
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sardis, Ohio
- High School:
- River HS
as aSophomore (2011): Made the switch from quarterback toreceiver ... played in all 12 games and was a starter versus KentState (Nov. 12) ... caught two passes for 22 yards for the season,both at Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 3) ... versus Central Michigan (Oct.29), when the Zips were in a wildcat formation, went 1-for-1passing for 41 yards ... also logged time on the field duringspecial teams situations ... responsible for two tackles.
as a Freshman (2010): Appeared in two games atquarterback ... had four rushes for 20 yards on the season ...carried the ball three times for 18 yards against Western Michigan(Oct. 23) ... had one carry for two yards at Temple (Oct. 30).
at Rivers HS: Despite playing in just five gamesas a senior due to injury, earned third-team Division VI All-Ohio... was first-team All-OVAC, All-Times Leader and All-Eastern OhioDistrict ... ranked No. 145 player in Ohio by Ohio Magazine Top 150... selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game ... rated thesixth-best dual-threat quarterback in Ohio by OhioVarsity.com ...tabbed 110th-best prospect in Ohio by Tom Lemming’sMaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... finished his senior yearwith 1,191 passing yards (completing 91-of-152 attempts) and sixtouchdowns through the air ... added 50 tackles and twointerceptions ... as a junior, selected special mention all-state,first-team All-Eastern Ohio, first-team All-OVAC and first-teamAll-PVC ... threw for 1,220 yards with 13 touchdowns and fourinterceptions ... rushed for 450 yards with 13 scores ... led theprogram to a 12-1 record as a junior and 26-8 four-year mark.
Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1992 ... son of Matt andHeather Potts ... has one younger brother, Taylor, and two youngersisters, Torey and Devyn.