Cam Akers, 2017
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Running back, Florida State, 2017–⁠19

Cam Akers

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Clinton, MS
Born
Jun 22, 1999, in Clinton, Mississippi

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Cam Akers played running back at Florida State (2017–⁠19). The Los Angeles Rams took Akers in round 2, No. 52 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,144
Rushing yards, 2019 (Florida State, 6–⁠7)
Best game
193 yards
Vs. UL Monroe, week 2, 2019: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 52
Round 2, 2020 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

199rushing yards, career highvs. Syracuse, 20174rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Syracuse, 20197catches, career highvs. Samford, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Florida State1941,0245.3763
2018Florida State1617064.4685
2019Florida State2311,1445.01450
Career5862,8744.92785

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Florida State161167.3119
2018Florida State231456.3225
2019Florida State302257.5444
Career694867.0744

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Florida State3RBFr.
2018Florida State3RBSo.
2019Florida State3RBJr.5′11″212

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Florida State2130.1146th (n=287)0.1223.726%0.10
2018Florida State1920.0118th (n=300)0.152.723%0.02
2019Florida State2740.1351st (n=287)0.1335.035%0.14

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Florida State 11 games, 1,144 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Boise StateL 31–⁠3615116138212
Sep 7vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠4436193224555
Sep 14atVirginiaL 24–⁠31187801739
Sep 21vs.LouisvilleW 35–⁠2429112318321
Sep 28vs.NC StateW 31–⁠131783141211
Oct 12atClemsonL 14–⁠45934015––
Oct 19atWake ForestL 20–⁠2230157132442
Oct 26vs.SyracuseW 35–⁠172014442721
Nov 2vs.MiamiL 10–⁠272266016323
Nov 9atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠311859113449
Nov 30atFloridaL 17–⁠401710215022
2018 Florida State 12 games, 706 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Virginia TechL 3–⁠241482085––
Sep 8vs.SamfordW 36–⁠261476014738
Sep 15atSyracuseL 7–⁠30105201728
Sep 22vs.Northern IllinoisW 37–⁠192264111––
Sep 29atLouisvilleW 28–⁠2417420812
Oct 6atMiamiL 27–⁠28114601317
Oct 20vs.Wake ForestW 38–⁠171398258328
Oct 27vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠5911704314
Nov 3atNC StateL 28–⁠471029018430
Nov 10atNotre DameL 13–⁠421263219––
Nov 17vs.Boston CollegeW 22–⁠211411015513
Nov 24vs.FloridaL 14–⁠41133705115
2017 Florida State 13 games, 1,024 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠24103009111
Sep 23vs.NC StateL 21–⁠27125501616
Sep 30atWake ForestW 26–⁠19145802722
Oct 7vs.MiamiL 20–⁠2420121046––
Oct 14atDukeW 17–⁠1015115142220
Oct 21vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠311675010219
Oct 27atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠35184201337
Nov 4vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠2422199263318
Nov 11atClemsonL 14–⁠311240012119
Nov 18vs.Delaware StateW 77–⁠6944112––
Nov 25atFloridaW 38–⁠221434110––
Dec 2vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠1019117224––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Southern MissW 42–⁠131394032114

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′10⅜″
Weight217 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9″
Wingspan74⅝″W
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.47 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press20 reps
20-yard shuttle4.42 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 54 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2020Los Angeles Rams11145625211123
2021Los Angeles Rams1530310
2022Los Angeles Rams15188786713117
2023Minnesota Vikings76016721170
2024Minnesota Vikings1610444421468
2025Seattle Seahawks4519000
NFL career545072,0441352388

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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