Teams Akron 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Akron roster 116 players: 14 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 22 juniors, 22 seniors, 43 with no class listed. From 15 states; the most from Ohio (46) and Florida (35). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 18 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 7 Van Edwards Jr. RB Sr. 5′9″ 210 Cape Coral, FL 574 rushing yards, 3 TD 4 Deltron Sands RB 5′8″ 195 Pompano Beach, FL 128 rushing yards 32 Keyondre White RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 230 Fort Lauderdale, FL 81 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Jemarulin Suggs RB Fr. 5′11″ 174 Akron, OH 52 rushing yards 30 Chuck Turfe RB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Canton, MI 2 tackles 22 Devanier Floyd RB 5′9″ 215 Akron, OH 4 rushing yards Mykel Bennett RB 5 rushing yards 25 Caleb Green RB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Powell, OH 1 rushing yard 13 Abraham Alce RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 224 Immokalee, FL 43 Austin Gillispie RB So. 5′10″ 239 Dublin, OH
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 17 Jeremiah Knight WR 5′10″ 188 Jefferson, OH 27 returns, 387 yards 17 Andre Williams WR 5′10″ 185 Orlando, FL 46 catches, 649 yards, 6 TD 3 Kwadarrius Smith WR Sr. 5′9″ 165 Orlando, FL 33 catches, 538 yards, 3 TD 11 Jonah Morris WR 6′4″ 220 Akron, OH 26 catches, 381 yards, 1 TD 2 Nate Stewart WR So. 6′2″ 200 Bethlehem, PA 22 catches, 280 yards, 1 TD 2 Mykel Traylor-Bennett WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 230 Reynoldsburg, OH 11 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD 83 Devon Jones WR Jr. 6′4″ 215 Akron, OH 4 tackles 28 Jaquavis Dixon WR Jr. 6′2″ 194 Oviedo, FL 2 tackles 8 Daishawn Brimage WR 6′0″ 200 Akron, OH 3 catches, 33 yards 18 Malik Wooldridge WR Fr. 5′9″ 168 Akron, OH 1 tackle 14 Dustin Burkhart WR So. 6′0″ 182 Akron, OH 1 catch, 4 yards 80 M.J. McGriff WR So. 5′8″ 190 Vero Beach, FL 1 catch, 4 yards 39 Jason Grossman WR 5′11″ 165 Culver City, CA 81 Brandon Lee WR Fr. 5′6″ 158 Fort Lauderdale, FL 81 Brandon Mitchell WR 6′2″ 220 Pittsburgh, PA 84 Kenyatis Lewis Jr. WR 5′9″ 160 Miami, FL 85 Trevon Richardson WR Fr. 5′8″ 162 Kent, OH 88 Timothy Scippio WR RS 6′2″ 213 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 24 Maverick Wolfley TE 6′3″ 240 Morgantown, WV 4 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD 35 Newman Williams TE Sr. 6′2″ 265 Akron, OH 4 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD 45 Brandon Junk TE Jr. 6′2″ 215 Clearwater, FL 2 catches, 5 yards 6 Nick Johns TE Jr. 6′3″ 235 Leesburg, VA 13 Darryl Long TE Jr. 6′4″ 239 Columbus, OH
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 50 Undrea Bullard OL Sr. 6′6″ 300 St. Petersburg, FL 1 tackle 71 Brandon Council OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′4″ 328 Tar Heel, NC 1 catch, 8 yards 55 R.J. Kelly OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Akron, OH 57 Jonathan Neeley OL So. 6′5″ 280 Youngstown, OH 59 Trevor Brown OL 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 300 Clinton, MD 62 Vincent Fonte OL 6′4″ 315 Copley, OH 63 Nick Fazio OL 6′3″ 305 Streetsboro, OH 64 Rueben Durkee OL Fr. 6′5″ 250 Akron, OH 66 Kyle Ritz OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Willoughby, OH 69 Bryce Petersen OL RS 6′2″ 295 Mckinleyville, CA 69 Hunter Meyer OL 5′10″ 235 Hubbard, OH 71 Shawn Muldowney II OL RS 6′4″ 285 Diamond, OH 72 Hunter Corne OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Dunnellon, FL 74 Landon Forman OL So. 6′5″ 275 Kingfisher, OK 75 Devin Jordan OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL 76 Rich Kallay OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Largo, FL 78 Austin Sample OL So. 6′3″ 300 Sylvania, OH
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 9 Jamal Davis II DE Sr. 6′4″ 235 Canton, OH 80 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 97 Brennan Williams DL Sr. 6′1″ 285 Akron, OH 43 tackles, 3 sacks 8 Josh Ward DE Jr. 6′2″ 225 Delray Beach, FL 33 tackles, 4 sacks 50 Brock Boxen DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 290 New Galilee, PA 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks 56 Walter Brady DL 6′3″ Florence, AL 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks 11 Davon’te Jest DL 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 300 Ocala, FL 14 tackles, 1 sack 12 DeAndre Brimage DL So. 6′0″ 273 Akron, OH 5 tackles, 1 sack 79 Andy Jean-Baptiste DL Jr. 6′5″ 275 Miami, FL 6 tackles 91 Matt Hanson DL Fr. 6′3″ 245 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 tackles 94 Brian Reinke DL Sr. 6′4″ 255 Copley, OH 3 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD 92 Michael Stuhldreer DL Jr. 6′0″ 265 Grosse Pointe, MI 1 tackle 91 Ja’Quize Cross DL So. 6′4″ 300 New Market, AL 93 Gabreil Larsosa DL RS 6′4″ 300 Lorain, OH 94 John Mitchell DL So. 6′3″ 316 Crete, IL 96 Darrius Harris DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 North East, PA
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 40 John Lako LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Monroe, MI 126 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Ulysees Gilbert III LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 225 Ocala, FL 85 tackles, 0.5 sacks 10 Brian Bell LB Sr. 6′3″ 225 Valdosta, GA 63 tackles, 1 sack 32 James King LB Jr. 6′2″ 188 Miami, FL 17 tackles 16 Justin Sampson LB So. 6′2″ 210 Akron, OH 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks 27 Bubba Arslanian LB 5′10″ 220 Aurora, OH 13 tackles 23 Nathan Bischof LB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Akron, OH 7 tackles 24 Brandon Bischof LB 6′1″ 210 Akron, OH 7 tackles 93 Dylan Meeks LB So. 6′2″ 239 Orlando, FL 5 tackles 3 DeMarkus Glover LB So. 6′1″ 217 Saint Petersburg, FL 2 tackles 34 DeMarcus Lloyd LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Vienna, GA 1 tackle 51 Jake Bracher LB 6′0″ Mason, OH 1 tackle 52 Zach DiLauro LB 5′10″ 220 Akron, OH 1 tackle 54 Dean Ramicone LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Brunswick, OH 1 tackle 43 Youssef Barakat LB 5′10″ 210 Akron, OH Demetrick Watts LB RS 6′0″ 230 Riverside, CA Michael Scott LB RS 6′2″ 240 Tallahassee, FL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 Alvin Davis DB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 175 Fort Lauderale, FL 75 tackles, 4 INT 7 Jordan George DB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Kettering, OH 69 tackles, 1 INT 4 Kyron Brown CB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Boynton Beach, FL 47 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 13 Denzel Butler DB Jr. 5′9″ 180 Fort Lauderdale , FL 36 tackles, 1 INT 24 Darian Dailey CB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Bradenton, FL 27 tackles, 2 INT 4 Zaire Jacobs S So. 5′11″ 190 Miami Gardens, FL 28 tackles 31 Jamal Baggett S 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 195 Oak Park, IL 8 tackles 20 Jordyn Riley DB 5′10″ 191 Citra, FL 4 tackles 2 Shawn Featherstone DB Jr. 6′2″ 185 Pittsburgh, PA 2 tackles 14 Hugh Cade CB Jr. 5′8″ 160 Akron, OH 2 tackles 29 Jalen Hooks CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Warren, OH 2 tackles 15 Jeffrey Lubin CB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 185 Hollywood, FL 1 tackle 25 Tyler Gilchrist DB So. 5′10″ 195 Akron, OH 1 tackle 21 Reggie Corner Jr. DB 2★ 2-star recruit 5′9″ 200 Canton, OH 26 Rich Hall DB 6′1″ 200 Pompano Beach, FL 28 Mark Ellis CB Jr. 5′11″ 170 Williamstown, NJ 35 Sammy Laster S Fr. 5′11″ 175 Miami Gardens, FL 37 Jerome Cooper DB Fr. 5′11″ 208 Detroit, MI 38 Dayvon Robinson DB 6′1″ 200 Paterson, NJ
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 48 Nick Gasser PK Sr. 6′0″ 175 Liberty Township, OH 15 of 20 field goals 45 Cameron Lyons LS 6′0″ 225 Morgantown, WV 2 tackles 49 James Fonseca PK Sr. 5′11″ 170 Fontanay, CA 1 punt, 43.0 average 50 Kyle Bauman LS 5′11″ 225 North Royalton, OH 1 tackle 37 Tom O’Leary PK Sr. 5′11″ 195 Tucker, GA 10 rushing yards 41 Kyle Foster P Sr. 6′2″ 190 Parkersburg, WV 47 Jerry Fitschen PK 6′0″ 210 Orange, CA 49 Jonah Wieland P RS 6′1″ 224 Hudson, OH 61 Peyton Coffman LS Jr. 5′11″ 205 Grand Blanc, MI
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 - 87 1 catch, 0 yards
Daishawn Brimage, Jonah Morris, DeAndre Brimage, Dustin Burkhart, Hugh Cade, Justin Sampson, Malik Wooldridge, Devanier Floyd, Nathan Bischof, Brandon Bischof, Tyler Gilchrist, Jemarulin Suggs, Newman Williams, Youssef Barakat, Zach DiLauro, R.J. Kelly, Rueben Durkee, Devon Jones, Brennan Williams Denzel Butler, Keyondre White, Devin Jordan, Brandon Lee, Timothy Scippio, Matt Hanson Bubba Arslanian, Jonah Wieland, Nick Fazio, Trevon Richardson Kwadarrius Smith, Andre Williams, Dylan Meeks Caleb Green, Drew Hodgson, Austin Gillispie James King, Andy Jean-Baptiste, Kenyatis Lewis Jr. Kato Nelson, Jeffrey Lubin Shawn Featherstone, Brandon Mitchell DeMarkus Glover, Undrea Bullard Deltron Sands, Rich Hall Kyron Brown, Josh Ward Zaire Jacobs, Sammy Laster Ulysees Gilbert III, Davon’te Jest Jamal Davis II, Reggie Corner Jr. Maverick Wolfley, Cameron Lyons Brandon Junk, Rich Kallay Nick Gasser, Jake Bracher Vincent Fonte, Brian Reinke Mykel Traylor-Bennett Nate Stewart Nick Johns Jordan George Van Edwards Jr. T.J. Deshields Brian Bell Robbie Kelley Alex Ramart Abraham Alce Darryl Long Jeremiah Knight Jordyn Riley Darian Dailey Jaquavis Dixon Mark Ellis Jalen Hooks Chuck Turfe Jamal Baggett DeMarcus Lloyd Jerome Cooper Tom O’Leary Dayvon Robinson Jason Grossman John Lako Kyle Foster Jerry Fitschen Brock Boxen Kyle Bauman Dean Ramicone Walter Brady Jonathan Neeley Trevor Brown Peyton Coffman Kyle Ritz Bryce Petersen Hunter Meyer Brandon Council Shawn Muldowney II Hunter Corne Landon Forman Austin Sample M.J. McGriff Ja’Quize Cross Michael Stuhldreer Gabreil Larsosa John Mitchell Darrius Harris Demetrick Watts Michael Scott OH 46 FL 35 MI 5 PA 5 CA 5 Hometowns of the 2018 Akron roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Ohio 46 Florida 35 Pennsylvania 5 Michigan 5 California 5 Georgia 3 Illinois 3 West Virginia 3 Top counties Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 22 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 10 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 5 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 4 Pinellas County, Florida pop. 963,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2018 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
