Receiver, Iowa State, 2017–⁠20

Landen Akers

Number
No. 82
Height
6′1″
Weight
191 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Cedar Rapids, IA
Born
Jul 7, 1997

Landen Akers played receiver at Iowa State (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Kansas, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa State13434.0034
2018Iowa State1018118.1055
2019Iowa State910912.1032
2020Iowa State1826914.9149
Career3859315.6155

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Iowa State110000
2019Iowa State1190000
2020Iowa State730000
Career19130000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Iowa State142930–––
2020Iowa State–––1180
Career1429301180

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.PosClassHtWt
2017Iowa State82WRFr.
2018Iowa State82WRSo.
2019Iowa State82WRJr.
2020Iowa State82WRSr.6′1″191

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
2017Iowa State11.72––1.7–
2018Iowa State100.89––8.9–
2019Iowa State140.28––4.0–
2020Iowa State230.90––20.84%

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

2020 Iowa State 10 games, 18 catches, 269 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 12vs.LouisianaL 14–⁠31–––100
Sep 26atTCUW 37–⁠342600–––
Oct 3vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠301350–––
Oct 10vs.Texas TechW 31–⁠154340200
Oct 31atKansasW 52–⁠226760100
Nov 7vs.BaylorW 38–⁠311110–––
Nov 27atTexasW 23–⁠201100–––
Dec 5vs.West VirginiaW 42–⁠6121100
Dec 19vs.OklahomaL 21–⁠271250100
Jan 2 ✦vs.OregonW 34–⁠171160100
2019 Iowa State 12 games, 11 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.Northern IowaW 29–⁠261210–––
Sep 14vs.IowaL 17–⁠18–––100
Sep 21vs.UL MonroeW 72–⁠20–––100
Sep 28atBaylorL 21–⁠23–––100
Oct 5vs.TCUW 49–⁠241320100
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠14–––100
Oct 26vs.Oklahoma StateL 27–⁠344390200
Nov 9atOklahomaL 41–⁠42–––100
Nov 16vs.TexasW 23–⁠21170–––
Nov 23vs.KansasW 41–⁠312100100
Nov 30atKansas StateL 17–⁠27–––100
Dec 28 ✦vs.Notre DameL 9–⁠33–––100
2018 Iowa State 9 games, 10 catches, 181 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 8atIowaL 3–⁠131110–––
Sep 15vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠371370–––
Sep 22vs.AkronW 26–⁠131260–––
Sep 29atTCUL 14–⁠17150–––
Oct 6atOklahoma StateW 48–⁠421550–––
Oct 13vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠14180–––
Nov 3atKansasW 27–⁠33340–––
Nov 24vs.Kansas StateW 42–⁠38–––100
Dec 28 ✦vs.Washington StateL 26–⁠28150–––
2017 Iowa State 5 games, 14 returns, 293 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Oct 14vs.KansasW 45–⁠01340–––
Oct 28vs.TCUW 14–⁠7––––––
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠20––––––
Nov 11vs.Oklahoma StateL 42–⁠49––––––
Dec 30 ✦atMemphisW 21–⁠20––––––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′11⅝″
Weight189 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.53 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.17 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Los Angeles Rams1000

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

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