The University of Akron Athletics
2018 Akron Football Roster
Fazio, Nick

Jersey Number 63
Nick Fazio
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 305
- Hometown:
- Streetsboro, Ohio
- High School:
- Streetsboro HS | Charleston
Bio
Dual-sport athlete … also competed in the shot put for the track team.
As a Redshirt Senior (2018): Played in five games … saw action with the kicking unit ... lettered.
As a Redshirt Junior (2017): Dean’s List student … played in four games … also saw action with the punting unit … in the win over Ohio, helped the Zips to 443 yards of total offense and four passing touchdowns while securing Akron’s top spot in the MAC East … the offensive line provided perfect protection in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff, helping UA to 267 rushing yards and five touchdowns … lettered … also competed in the shot put for the track team.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016): Did not see game action.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): Sat out per NCAA transfer rules.
At University of Charleston: As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted … Dean’s List honoree.
High School: First-team All-Portage Trail Conference and second-team All-District as a senior … played offensive tackle, defensive tackle, and nose tackle for coach John Arlesic at Streetsboro HS … second-team All-Conference in 2012 … helped team to its first playoff game in 20 years as a junior in 2012 … also a two-year letterwinner in track … finished third in the conference, 4th in the district, and ninth in the region in the shot put as a senior in 2014 … named MVP for men’s field events.
Personal: Born Feb. 14, 1996 … the youngest of Frank and Vicki Fazio’s three children … has a brother, Frank, and a sister, Danielle … cousin John Kaminski played offensive guard at Indiana … earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in May 2017 … pursuing a master’s degree.
As a Redshirt Senior (2018): Played in five games … saw action with the kicking unit ... lettered.
As a Redshirt Junior (2017): Dean’s List student … played in four games … also saw action with the punting unit … in the win over Ohio, helped the Zips to 443 yards of total offense and four passing touchdowns while securing Akron’s top spot in the MAC East … the offensive line provided perfect protection in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff, helping UA to 267 rushing yards and five touchdowns … lettered … also competed in the shot put for the track team.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016): Did not see game action.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): Sat out per NCAA transfer rules.
At University of Charleston: As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted … Dean’s List honoree.
High School: First-team All-Portage Trail Conference and second-team All-District as a senior … played offensive tackle, defensive tackle, and nose tackle for coach John Arlesic at Streetsboro HS … second-team All-Conference in 2012 … helped team to its first playoff game in 20 years as a junior in 2012 … also a two-year letterwinner in track … finished third in the conference, 4th in the district, and ninth in the region in the shot put as a senior in 2014 … named MVP for men’s field events.
Personal: Born Feb. 14, 1996 … the youngest of Frank and Vicki Fazio’s three children … has a brother, Frank, and a sister, Danielle … cousin John Kaminski played offensive guard at Indiana … earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in May 2017 … pursuing a master’s degree.
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