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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): 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): Redshirted.
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 Canton’s 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.
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): Redshirted.
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 Canton’s 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.
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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