Luke Akers

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2025 Northwestern 13 games, 36 punts, 45.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20	FGM	FGA	Long
Aug 30	atTulane	L 3–⁠23	3	143	53	0	1	1	21
Sep 5	vs.Western Illinois	W 42–⁠7	3	127	44	2	2	2	35
Sep 13	vs.Oregon	L 14–⁠34	3	166	59	1	–	–	–
Sep 27	vs.UCLA	W 17–⁠14	3	131	50	1	–	–	–
Oct 4	vs.UL Monroe	W 42–⁠7	1	39	39	0	–	–	–
Oct 11	atPenn State	W 22–⁠21	2	98	49	1	–	–	–
Oct 18	vs.Purdue	W 19–⁠0	2	96	52	0	–	–	–
Oct 25	atNebraska	L 21–⁠28	2	71	36	1	–	–	–
Nov 7	atUSC	L 17–⁠38	4	181	51	1	–	–	–
Nov 15	vs.Michigan	L 22–⁠24	6	271	50	2	–	–	–
Nov 22	vs.Minnesota	W 38–⁠35	1	45	45	0	–	–	–
Nov 29	atIllinois	L 13–⁠20	2	84	42	0	–	–	–
Dec 26 ✦	vs.Central Michigan	W 34–⁠7	4	167	50	1	–	–	–

2024 Northwestern 12 games, 41 punts, 43.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20	FGM	FGA	Long
Aug 31	vs.Miami (OH)	W 13–⁠6	3	123	47	2	–	–	–
Sep 6	vs.Duke	L 20–⁠26	7	270	46	2	–	–	–
Sep 14	vs.Eastern Illinois	W 31–⁠7	2	84	43	1	–	–	–
Sep 21	atWashington	L 5–⁠24	7	301	54	3	–	–	–
Oct 5	vs.Indiana	L 24–⁠41	3	144	51	3	–	–	–
Oct 11	atMaryland	W 37–⁠10	5	246	58	2	3	3	43
Oct 19	vs.Wisconsin	L 3–⁠23	6	230	49	2	1	3	26
Oct 26	atIowa	L 14–⁠40	8	371	51	1	0	1	0
Nov 2	atPurdue	W 26–⁠20	–	–	–	–	2	2	41
Nov 16	vs.Ohio State	L 7–⁠31	–	–	–	–	0	0	0
Nov 23	atMichigan	L 6–⁠50	–	–	–	–	2	2	28
Nov 30	vs.Illinois	L 28–⁠38	–	–	–	–	2	3	34

2023 Northwestern 2 games, 2 punts, 42.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20	FGM	FGA	Long
Oct 21	atNebraska	L 9–⁠17	1	37	37	0	–	–	–
Nov 4	vs.Iowa	L 7–⁠10	1	48	48	0	–	–	–

2022 Northwestern 12 games, 45 punts, 41.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20	FGM	FGA	Long
Aug 27	vs.Nebraska	W 31–⁠28	6	245	49	4	–	–	–
Sep 10	vs.Duke	L 23–⁠31	2	90	52	1	–	–	–
Sep 17	vs.Southern Illinois	L 24–⁠31	3	138	52	0	–	–	–
Sep 24	vs.Miami (OH)	L 14–⁠17	6	237	48	3	–	–	–
Oct 1	atPenn State	L 7–⁠17	2	74	38	2	–	–	–
Oct 8	vs.Wisconsin	L 7–⁠42	4	184	52	1	–	–	–
Oct 22	atMaryland	L 24–⁠31	3	95	41	2	–	–	–
Oct 29	atIowa	L 13–⁠33	6	259	53	1	–	–	–
Nov 5	vs.Ohio State	L 7–⁠21	2	108	56	0	–	–	–
Nov 12	atMinnesota	L 3–⁠31	5	193	44	0	–	–	–
Nov 19	atPurdue	L 9–⁠17	3	121	48	0	–	–	–
Nov 26	vs.Illinois	L 3–⁠41	3	102	42	1	–	–	–

2021 UCLA 12 games, 34 punts, 43.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20	FGM	FGA	Long
Aug 28	vs.Hawai’i	W 44–⁠10	5	225	66	2	–	–	–
Sep 4	vs.LSU	W 38–⁠27	4	177	53	1	–	–	–
Sep 18	vs.Fresno State	L 37–⁠40	4	166	48	0	–	–	–
Sep 25	atStanford	W 35–⁠24	6	279	60	2	–	–	–
Oct 2	vs.Arizona State	L 23–⁠42	2	72	49	2	–	–	–
Oct 9	atArizona	W 34–⁠16	2	78	40	1	–	–	–
Oct 16	atWashington	W 24–⁠17	3	129	52	0	–	–	–
Oct 23	vs.Oregon	L 31–⁠34	1	27	27	0	–	–	–
Oct 30	atUtah	L 24–⁠44	2	75	44	1	–	–	–
Nov 13	vs.Colorado	W 44–⁠20	2	94	51	0	–	–	–
Nov 20	atUSC	W 62–⁠33	1	48	48	1	–	–	–
Nov 27	vs.California	W 42–⁠14	2	94	49	0	–	–	–

2020 UCLA 7 games, 24 punts, 43.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20	FGM	FGA	Long
Nov 7	atColorado	L 42–⁠48	3	143	52	0	–	–	–
Nov 15	vs.California	W 34–⁠10	3	125	46	3	–	–	–
Nov 21	atOregon	L 35–⁠38	4	205	62	0	–	–	–
Nov 28	vs.Arizona	W 27–⁠10	6	237	47	4	–	–	–
Dec 5	atArizona State	W 25–⁠18	4	142	42	2	–	–	–
Dec 12	vs.USC	L 38–⁠43	2	86	47	2	–	–	–
Dec 19	vs.Stanford	L 47–⁠48	2	96	49	1	–	–	–

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