Teams Akron 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Akron roster 113 players: 38 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 14 juniors, 4 seniors, 43 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Ohio (53) and Georgia (14). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 21 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 7 Zach Gibson QB 6′2″ 200 Alpharetta, GA 1,262 passing yards, 10 TD D.J. Irons QB So. 6′4″ 215 Lawrenceville, GA 892 passing yards, 8 TD 1 Kato Nelson QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 212 Hollywood, FL 445 passing yards, 3 TD 14 Joey Marousek QB Fr. 6′2″ 205 North Royalton, OH 11 passing yards 10 Ryan Jankowski QB RS 6′3″ 210 Vero Beach, FL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Konata Mumpfield WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Hoschton, GA 63 catches, 751 yards, 8 TD 4 Michael Mathison WR 5′9″ 182 Covington, GA 56 catches, 706 yards, 3 TD 16 Anthony Grimes WR Fr. 5′8″ 170 Pittsburgh, PA 14 catches, 133 yards, 1 TD 2 Oran Singleton Jr. WR 6′0″ 165 Clewiston, FL 11 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD 17 Andre Williams WR Jr. 5′10″ 185 Orlando, FL 10 catches, 161 yards, 1 TD 83 George Qualls Jr. WR 6′2″ 185 Caruthersville, MO 10 catches, 171 yards 21 Bryce Profitt WR Fr. 6′3″ 182 Medina, OH 4 returns, 32 yards 30 Gavin Blunt WR So. 6′2″ 180 Aurora, OH 1 return, 9 yards 89 Shawn Naim WR So. 6′3″ 205 Brecksville, OH 2 catches, 6 yards 8 Jasaiah Gathings WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Statesville, NC 31 Ethan Johnson WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Medina, OH 82 Jalen Knight WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Akron, OH 88 Jameel Williamson WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Columbus, OH 88 Timothy Scippio WR Jr. 6′2″ 213 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 25 Tristian Brank TE 6′4″ 250 Asheville, NC 25 catches, 269 yards, 3 TD 84 Kenyon Sholty TE Fr. 6′4″ 255 Terre Haute, IN 2 tackles 11 Nik Ognenovic TE Transfer from Kentucky 6′5″ 255 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD 49 Jacob Shaffer TE Fr. 6′2″ 230 Portersville, PA 80 Nick Dottore TE RS 6′1″ 220 Chagrin Falls, OH 85 Matthew Monaghan TE Fr. 6′5″ 240 London, England 87 Brycen Yarmo TE So. 6′5″ 255 Hudson, NH
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 73 Owen Murphy OL So. 6′6″ 312 Cleveland, OH 2 tackles 53 Ryan Beckman OL 6′2″ 293 Avon Lake, OH 62 Vincent Fonte OL So. 6′4″ 290 Copley, OH 63 Alex Robarge OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Chagrin Falls, OH 63 Tony Georges OL 6′1″ 295 Westlake, OH 63 Xavior Gray OL 6′8″ 335 Massillon, OH 68 Deacon Allen OL Fr. 6′1″ 290 Rockmart, GA 69 Bryce Petersen OL Jr. 6′2″ 295 Mckinleyville, CA 70 Caleb Herring OL Fr. 6′7″ 320 Lakewood, OH 71 Shawn Muldowney II OL Jr. 6′4″ 291 Diamond, OH 74 Jordan Daniels OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Huntersville, NC 74 Nate Williams OL 6′6″ 308 Utica, OH 74 Ronan Chambers OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 301 Olmsted Township, OH 79 Joe Gavriloff OL Fr. 6′2″ 288 Kent, OH
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 Zach Morton DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 260 Detroit, MI 33 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT Bryce Wilson DL 6′3″ 275 Lilburn, GA 22 tackles 4 Ryan Johnson DL 6′2″ 255 Starkville, MS 14 tackles, 1 sack 98 Logan Hawkins DL 6′2″ 295 Harrison City, PA 11 tackles, 1 sack 6 Curtis Fann Jr. DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 255 Stillmore, GA 12 tackles 11 Nazir Sy DL 6′2″ 295 Norcross, GA 11 tackles 90 Angelo Howze DL Jr. 6′2″ 240 Fishers, IN 9 tackles 1 Bennett Adler DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 265 Lakewood, OH 4 tackles 92 David Hooks DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Akron, OH 2 tackles 95 Andre Proffitt DL 6′2″ 310 Trenton, OH 1 tackle 10 Quevan Lawson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 235 Ashburn, GA 52 Eric Bentley DL Jr. 6′2″ 281 Akron, OH 64 Kirk Popelas DL Fr. 6′1″ 260 Belle Vernon, PA 69 Eseosa Obas DL Fr. 6′4″ 240 Pataskala, OH 96 Kendal Marshall DL Fr. 6′2″ 225 Toledo, OH 97 Janirr Wade DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 257 Stone Mountain, GA
Linebackers 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 Jeslord Boateng LB Transfer from Michigan State 6′2″ 228 Dublin, OH 79 tackles, 1.5 sacks 46 Andrew Behm LB 6′2″ 230 Appleton, WI 63 tackles, 1 sack 27 Bubba Arslanian LB 5′10″ 220 Aurora, OH 43 tackles Michael Scott LB Jr. 6′2″ 240 Tallahassee, FL 33 tackles, 1.5 sacks 24 Brandon Bischof LB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Akron, OH 29 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 Ryan McClain LB Jr. 6′4″ 260 Albuquerque, NM 23 tackles, 1 sack 7 Julian Richardson LB 6′3″ 240 Albany, GA 21 tackles 20 Reggie Corner Jr. LB So. 5′9″ 205 Canton, OH 13 tackles, 1 sack 17 Juan Jarrett LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 192 Cincinnati, OH 9 tackles, 1.5 sacks 52 Zach DiLauro LB 5′10″ 220 Akron, OH 5 tackles 54 Dean Ramicone LB Sr. 6′0″ 215 Brunswick, OH 5 tackles 21 Michael Snowden LB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Pittsburgh, PA 2 tackles 56 Jake Miller LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Glenshaw, PA 1 tackle 6 S.L. McCall IV LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Live Oak, FL 40 Kyle Bischof LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Mentor, OH 53 Nicholas Mayle LB Fr. 6′2″ 255 Fremont, OH 55 Collier Brown LB Fr. 6′2″ 232 Washington Court House, OH 57 Connor Francz LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Westlake, OH 58 Marco Donatelli LB Fr. 6′3″ 215 Girard, OH 59 Beau Bachie LB Fr. 5′11″ 222 Cleveland, OH 91 Rey’Noi Summersett LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 230 Charlotte, NC
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Jaylen Kelly-Powell S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Detroit, MI 73 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 25 Charles Amankwaa DB So. 5′11″ 190 Hillsborough, NJ 48 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 18 DiMarco Johnson S 6′0″ 220 Irmo, SC 35 tackles 5 Tyson Durant DB 5′10″ 178 Copley, OH 25 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 21 Ronald Jackson Jr. CB 6′1″ 203 Detroit, MI 33 tackles 3 Corey Thomas Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 215 Pittsburgh, PA 29 tackles, 1 sack 10 A.J. Watts DB 5′11″ 190 Columbus, GA 32 tackles 29 Jalen Hooks CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Warren, OH 30 tackles 1 Randy Cochran Jr. CB So. 6′0″ 188 Doraville, GA 23 tackles 30 Kevin Dever S Jr. 6′0″ 195 Cleveland, OH 15 tackles 13 Chukwudifu Ogbonna CB Jr. 6′2″ 190 Marietta, GA 9 tackles 44 Sean Conroy S Fr. 5′10″ 205 North Olmsted, OH 6 tackles 21 Rishad Hence DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 163 Detroit, MI 4 tackles 19 MyJaden Horton S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Cincinnati, OH 2 tackles 31 Woobendy Guerrier S Jr. 6′0″ 200 Homestead, FL 2 tackles 22 Adetutu Daranijo S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 tackle 28 A.J. Felton CB RS 5′9″ 165 Fredericksburg, VA 32 Owen Faulkner S Fr. 5′11″ 162 Sunbury, OH 37 Quentin Woodall CB So. 5′10″ 175 Cleveland, OH 48 Kavari Adams DB So. 5′10″ 175 Detroit, MI 49 Joseph Sarpong S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Columbus, OH
Bennett Adler, Sean Conroy, Connor Francz, Tony Georges, Caleb Herring Zach Morton, Jaylen Kelly-Powell, Rishad Hence, Ronald Jackson Jr., Kavari Adams Brandon Bischof, Eric Bentley, Zach DiLauro, Jalen Knight, David Hooks Cory Smigel, Joey Marousek, Kyle Bauman, Shawn Naim Kevin Dever, Quentin Woodall, Beau Bachie, Owen Murphy Corey Thomas Jr., Anthony Grimes, Michael Snowden Nik Ognenovic, Adetutu Daranijo, Timothy Scippio Bubba Arslanian, Gavin Blunt, Joe Gavriloff Jaylen Ball, Joseph Sarpong, Jameel Williamson Randy Cochran Jr., Nazir Sy Tyson Durant, Vincent Fonte Jonzell Norrils, Kendal Marshall Juan Jarrett, MyJaden Horton Bryce Profitt, Ethan Johnson Dean Ramicone, Ronan Chambers Alex Robarge, Nick Dottore Bryce Wilson, D.J. Irons Kato Nelson Anthony Williams Jr. Oran Singleton Jr. Jeslord Boateng Michael Mathison Ryan Johnson Curtis Fann Jr. S.L. McCall IV Julian Richardson Zach Gibson Jasaiah Gathings Konata Mumpfield A.J. Watts Quevan Lawson Ryan Jankowski Chukwudifu Ogbonna Andre Williams DiMarco Johnson Cole Gest Reggie Corner Jr. Blake Hester Charles Amankwaa Tristian Brank Dae’Vontay Latimer A.J. Felton Jalen Hooks Woobendy Guerrier Owen Faulkner Kyle Bischof Kyle Romenick Ryan McClain Andrew Behm Ethan Slike Jerry Fitschen Jacob Shaffer Nicholas Mayle Ryan Beckman Collier Brown Jake Miller Marco Donatelli Xavior Gray Kirk Popelas Deacon Allen Bryce Petersen Eseosa Obas Shawn Muldowney II Jordan Daniels Nate Williams George Qualls Jr. Kenyon Sholty Brycen Yarmo Angelo Howze Rey’Noi Summersett Janirr Wade Logan Hawkins Michael Scott OH 53 GA 14 FL 10 PA 8 MI 5 Hometowns of the 2021 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 53 Georgia 14 Florida 10 Pennsylvania 8 Michigan 5 North Carolina 4 South Carolina 2 California 2 Top counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 17 Summit County, Ohio pop. 538,000 7 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 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’ 2021 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.
