The University of Akron Athletics
2021 Akron Football Roster

Jersey Number 21
Reggie Corner, Jr.
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 203
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ohio
- High School:
- McKinley
As a Redshirt Freshman (2019):Ā Played in three games with two starts at safety ... one of two redshirt freshmen to earn a starting nod ... against Troy, had five tackles ... made four solo tackles in his collegiate debut at Illinois.
As a Freshman (2018):Ā Redshirted.
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High School: First-team All-USA Ohio Team honoree ⦠2016 Associated Press All-Northeast Inland Defensive Player of the Year and first-team Inland District selection ⦠2016 Akron Beacon Journal All-Star Team selection ⦠team captain ... three-year starter for coach Dan Reardon at Cantonās McKinley HS ⦠played linebacker and strong safety ⦠father was position coach ⦠as a senior, first-team All-Ohio, first-team All-Stark County, first-team all-Northeast Ohio ⦠Stark County Defensive Player of the Year ⦠had 188 tackles, including 62 solo stops, five TFL, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions ⦠returned both interceptions for touchdowns ⦠helped team to the OHSAA Division I playoffs ⦠as a junior, first-team All-Ohio, Stark County Defensive Player of the Year, and first-team All-Stark County honoree.
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Personal: Born December 22, 1998 ⦠son of former Zip (2004-07) and NFL star Reggie Corner, Sr., and Yvonne Smalls ⦠siblings are Justen, Jaila, Nas, Mir, Rylee, Niah, and Izaiah ⦠father played cornerback for the Zips that won the 2005 MAC Championship and played in the Motor City Bowl ⦠selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft ⦠played in the NFL for five seasons ⦠applied science and technology major.
As a Freshman (2018):Ā Redshirted.
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High School: First-team All-USA Ohio Team honoree ⦠2016 Associated Press All-Northeast Inland Defensive Player of the Year and first-team Inland District selection ⦠2016 Akron Beacon Journal All-Star Team selection ⦠team captain ... three-year starter for coach Dan Reardon at Cantonās McKinley HS ⦠played linebacker and strong safety ⦠father was position coach ⦠as a senior, first-team All-Ohio, first-team All-Stark County, first-team all-Northeast Ohio ⦠Stark County Defensive Player of the Year ⦠had 188 tackles, including 62 solo stops, five TFL, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions ⦠returned both interceptions for touchdowns ⦠helped team to the OHSAA Division I playoffs ⦠as a junior, first-team All-Ohio, Stark County Defensive Player of the Year, and first-team All-Stark County honoree.
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Personal: Born December 22, 1998 ⦠son of former Zip (2004-07) and NFL star Reggie Corner, Sr., and Yvonne Smalls ⦠siblings are Justen, Jaila, Nas, Mir, Rylee, Niah, and Izaiah ⦠father played cornerback for the Zips that won the 2005 MAC Championship and played in the Motor City Bowl ⦠selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft ⦠played in the NFL for five seasons ⦠applied science and technology major.
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