Jordan Akins in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, UCF, to 2017

Jordan Akins

Number
No. 88
Height
6′3″
Weight
249 lb
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Born
Apr 19, 1992, in Locust Grove, Georgia

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Jordan Akins played receiver at UCF (to 2017). The Houston Texans took Akins in round 3, No. 98 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
515
Receiving yards, 2017 (UCF, 13–⁠0)
Drafted
No. 98
Round 3, 2018 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

9catches, best game on filevs. Florida International, 2015104receiving yards, best game on filevs. Florida International, 20152receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Florida International, 2015

Team titles: American champions, 2014 and 2017; National champions, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014UCF1213511.3022
2015UCF1415210.9233
2016UCF2334715.1271
2017UCF3251516.1448
On file (2014–⁠17)811,14914.2871

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2014UCF163630–––
2015UCF614902150
On file (2014–⁠17)2251202150

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014UCF88WR
2015UCF88WR
2016UCF88WR
2017UCF88WR6′3″249

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014UCF200.16––3.33%
2015UCF210.72––15.216%
2016UCF221.05––23.13%
2017UCF470.7582nd (n=507)0.5235.16%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 UCF 11 games, 32 catches, 515 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 61–⁠172451–––
Sep 23atMarylandW 38–⁠103571–––
Sep 30vs.MemphisW 40–⁠132340–––
Oct 7atCincinnatiW 51–⁠232260–––
Oct 14vs.East CarolinaW 63–⁠212521–––
Oct 21atNavyW 31–⁠213470–––
Oct 28vs.Austin PeayW 73–⁠333280–––
Nov 4atSMUW 31–⁠245620–––
Nov 24vs.South FloridaW 49–⁠424420–––
Dec 2vs.MemphisW 62–⁠554661–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 34–⁠272560–––
2016 UCF 10 games, 23 catches, 347 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.South Carolina StateW 38–⁠01350–––
Sep 10atMichiganL 14–⁠511170–––
Sep 17vs.MarylandL 24–⁠302790–––
Sep 24atFlorida InternationalW 53–⁠143451–––
Oct 1atEast CarolinaW 47–⁠29190–––
Oct 15vs.TempleL 25–⁠262390–––
Oct 22atUConnW 24–⁠165541–––
Nov 19vs.TulsaL 20–⁠352170–––
Nov 26atSouth FloridaL 31–⁠485470–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Arkansas StateL 13–⁠31150–––
2015 UCF 3 games, 14 catches, 152 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Florida InternationalL 14–⁠1591042––2
Sep 12atStanfordL 7–⁠3154805119–
Sep 19vs.FurmanL 15–⁠16–––130–
2014 UCF 10 games, 12 catches, 135 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠26–––5142–
Sep 13atMissouriL 10–⁠38160–––
Sep 20vs.Bethune-CookmanW 41–⁠72300–––
Oct 2atHoustonW 17–⁠12160129–
Oct 9vs.BYUW 31–⁠241140350–
Nov 1atUConnL 29–⁠372310228–
Nov 14vs.TulsaW 31–⁠72320277–
Nov 28atSouth FloridaW 16–⁠02150–––
Dec 4atEast CarolinaW 32–⁠30110210–
Dec 26 ✦vs.NC StateL 27–⁠34–––127–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′3″
Weight249 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size9¼″
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press24 reps
3-cone drill7.29 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 99 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Houston Texans14172250
2019Houston Texans16364182
2020Houston Texans13374031
2021Houston Texans12242140
2022Houston Texans15374955
2023Cleveland Browns13151320
2024Cleveland Browns16403902
NFL career992062,27710

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

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