The University of Akron Athletics
2018 Akron Football Roster

Jersey Number 28
Jemarulin Suggs
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 174
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- East HS
As a Redshirt Freshman (2018): Played in four games with one start at running back … on the season, rushed 19 times for 52 yards … made collegiate debut in the win over Morgan State … rushed twice for five yards … had a two-yard carry against Miami … had two carries for five yards at Eastern Michigan … made his first career start at South Carolina, recording career highs of 14 carries for 40 yards.
As a Freshman (2017): Redshirted.
High School: 2016 Associated Press All-Northeast Island Offensive Player of the Year and first-team Inland District selection … 2016 Akron Beacon Journal High School Football Player of the Year … played running back for coach and Zips’ alum Marques Hayes at Akron East HS … first-team Associated Press All-Ohio selection … teams went 8-4 his senior season en route to the OHSAA playoffs … team went 8-4 his senior season en route to the OHSAA playoffs … Dragons were a perfect 6-0 in the City series … in 42- career games, rushed for 5,433 yards and 54 touchdowns on 630 carries … as a senior, had 300 carries for 2,522 yards and 26 touchdowns … also had 10 receptions for 153 yards … defensively, had 32 tackles … as a junior, rushed 201 times for 1,501 yards and 15 touchdowns … as a sophomore, had 160 carries for 1,107 yards and 10 touchdowns … also played basketball.
Personal: Joins Akron East HS teammate DeAndre Brimage as an Akron Zip … sport management major.
As a Freshman (2017): Redshirted.
High School: 2016 Associated Press All-Northeast Island Offensive Player of the Year and first-team Inland District selection … 2016 Akron Beacon Journal High School Football Player of the Year … played running back for coach and Zips’ alum Marques Hayes at Akron East HS … first-team Associated Press All-Ohio selection … teams went 8-4 his senior season en route to the OHSAA playoffs … team went 8-4 his senior season en route to the OHSAA playoffs … Dragons were a perfect 6-0 in the City series … in 42- career games, rushed for 5,433 yards and 54 touchdowns on 630 carries … as a senior, had 300 carries for 2,522 yards and 26 touchdowns … also had 10 receptions for 153 yards … defensively, had 32 tackles … as a junior, rushed 201 times for 1,501 yards and 15 touchdowns … as a sophomore, had 160 carries for 1,107 yards and 10 touchdowns … also played basketball.
Personal: Joins Akron East HS teammate DeAndre Brimage as an Akron Zip … sport management major.
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