Linebacker, Akron, 2016–19
John Lako
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Monroe, MI
John Lako played linebacker at Akron (2016–19).
At a glance
Career highs
23tackles, career highvs. Central Michigan, 2018Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2019 Akron 12 games, 138 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Illinois | L 3–42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UAB | L 20–31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Central Michigan | L 24–45 | 11 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Troy | L 7–35 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Massachusetts | L 29–37 | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Kent State | L 3–26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Buffalo | L 0–21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Northern Illinois | L 0–49 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Bowling Green | L 6–35 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 14–42 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Miami (OH) | L 17–20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Ohio | L 3–52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2018 Akron 12 games, 126 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Morgan State | W 41–7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Northwestern | W 39–34 | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at Iowa State | L 13–26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Miami (OH) | L 17–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atBuffalo | L 6–24 | 8 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atKent State | W 24–23 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Central Michigan | W 17–10 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 26–36 | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atEastern Michigan | L 7–27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Bowling Green | L 6–21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atOhio | L 28–49 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | at South Carolina | L 3–28 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Akron 14 games, 69 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Penn State | L 0–52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 52–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Iowa State | L 14–41 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atTroy | L 17–22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atBowling Green | W 34–23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Ball State | W 31–3 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Western Michigan | W 14–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Toledo | L 21–48 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Buffalo | W 21–20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atMiami (OH) | L 14–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Ohio | W 37–34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Kent State | W 24–14 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Toledo | L 28–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | at Florida Atlantic | L 3–50 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Akron 9 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Wisconsin | L 10–54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Marshall | W 65–38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. App State | L 38–45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 35–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Western Michigan | L 0–41 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atBall State | W 35–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Toledo | L 17–48 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Bowling Green | L 28–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atOhio | L 3–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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