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Table of Contents 2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Spring Notes...... 2-3 Depth Chart...... 4 Sat., Sept. 5 YOUNGSTOWN STATE Spring Roster...... 5-6 Sat., Sept. 12 at New Mexico State Player Breakdown...... 7 Sat., Sept. 19 at Clemson Head Coach Tom Arth...... 8 Sat., Sept. 26 *MIAMI (Ohio) Assistant Coaches...... 9 Sat., Oct. 3 *at Buffalo Practice Schedule & Policies...... 10 Sat., Oct. 10 *at Kent State 2019 Season Review...... 11-12 Sat., Oct. 17 UMASS [Homecoming] 2019 Honors...... 13 Sat., Oct. 24 *at Ball State 2019 Results & Statistics...... 14-20 Sat., Oct. 31 *TOLEDO Credits: Sat., Nov. 14 *BOWLING GREEN The 2020 Akron Football Spring Sat., Nov. 21 *WESTERN MICHIGAN Prospectus was written and designed by Cathy Fri., Nov. 27 *at Ohio ESPNU | ESPN+ | ESPN3 | CBS-SN Bongiovi. Photos by Jeff Harwell, David Dermer, Dec. 4 or 5 MAC Championship TBA | TV John Ashley, and Cathy Bongiovi. (Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.) Home games in CAPS *Mid-American Conference game Quick Facts Location:...... Akron, Ohio 44325 Population:...... 200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) Founded:...... 1870 as Buchtel College Enrollment:...... 20,554 Akron Coaching Staff Nickname:...... Zips Tom Arth (John Carroll ‘03), Head Coach | Quarterbacks Colors:...... Blue (282) & Gold (871) Matt Feeney, Defensive Coordinator | Safeties Conference:...... Mid-American (East Division) Tommy Zagorski, Offensive Coordinator | Offensive Line President:...... Dr. Gary L. Miller Brian Cochran, Defensive Line Director of Athletics:...... Larry Williams Dr. Matthew Juravich Chris Cook, Tight Ends | Offensive Tackles Faculty Athletics Rep: ...... Athletics Dept. Phone:...... (330) 972-7080 Jayden Everett, Running Backs Ticket Office:...... 1-888-99-AKRON Bryan Gasser , Pass Game Coordinator | Wide Receivers ...... (-25766) Deonte Gibson, Outside Linebackers | Defensive Ends Chris Hurd, Special Teams Coordinator | Fullbacks | H-Backs Jamael Lett, Secondary Football Information Oscar Rodriguez, Jr., Inside Linebackers Season of Football:...... 120th Anthony Cicione (Defense), Tyrell Everett (Defense), Graduate Assistants Stadium:...... InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field Capacity:...... 30,000 [official sellout is 27,881] Surface:...... ProGrass Support Staff Record at InfoCision Stadium:...... 25-40 Sherry Butler, Administrative Assistant Tom Arth Ben Murphy, Director of Football Operations Head Coach:...... (John Carroll ‘03) TBA, Director of Player Personnel Career Record: ...... 49-33 (7 yrs.) Alex Kline , Director of Recruiting & High School Relations Akron Record: ...... 0-12 (1 yr.) Chad Pearson, Strength & Conditioning Coach for Football Rich Worsell, Director of Football Research & Analytics 2019 Record:...... 0-12 overall Claire Crosby, Assistant Director of Football Operations 2019 MAC Record:...... 0-8 (6th East) Ray Brewster, Defensive Quality Control Offensive Alignment:...... Pro Style Sam Kukura, Special Teams Quality Control Defensive Alignment:...... Multiple Jake Schaefer, Offensive Quality Control Starters Returning– 13 (7 offense, 6 defense + 5 specialists) Will Wiedeman, Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant ...... Starters Lost– 9 Eythan Puhalla, Video Operations Graduate Assistant ...... (4 offense, 5 defense + 0 specialists) Joe Callahan , Recruiting/Operations Volunteer Participants Returning– 54 Scott Campbell, Nick Carillon, Louis Williams, Graphics Volunteers ...... (24 offense, 25 defense, 5 specialists) Jon-Carl Hostetler, Special Teams Volunteer Participants Lost– 24 Jett Modkins, Defensive Volunteer ...... (12 offense, 12 defense, 0 specialists)

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 1 SPRING NOTES

Spring Showcase Akron’s annual spring football showcase is slated for Saturday, April 18, at Noon at InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field. Admission is FREE.

Pro Timing Day Akron will hold its annual Pro Timing Day on Wednesday, March 18.

The 2020 NFL Draft is slated for April 23-25 in Las Vegas, Nev., and will be televised live by NFL Network and ESPN.

Signing Class Recap The University of Akron football program, under the leadership of second-year head coach Tom Arth, signed 20 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Dec. 18.

This year’s class features a lot of homegrown talent. Nine student-athletes list their hometowns within the state of Ohio. Additionally, four incoming Zips hail from Geor- gia, two from Florida, and one each from Kansas, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North DYLAN Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

MEEKS Ten of the signees— DL Deacon Allen (Rockmart, Ga.), RB Teon Dollard (Lake City, Fla.), RB Cole Gest (Solon, Ohio), DB Woobendy Guerrier (Homestead, Fla.), DB MyJaden Horton (Cincinnati, Ohio), LB Ryan McClain (Albuquerque, N.M.), DB Chu Ogbonna (Marietta, Ga.), DL Nazir Sy (Peachtree Corners, Ga.), DL Janirr Wade (Stone Mountain, Ga.), and TE Brycen Yarmo (Hudson, N.H.) — enrolled in classes in Athletics January 2020. Communications 373 Carroll St., Suite 83 Additionally, 24 high school seniors, all from the state of Ohio, have committed to at- Akron, OH 44325 tend the University as walk-ons.

DEFENSE ADD TWO COACHES Cathy Bongiovi Akron head coach Tom Arth announced two additions to his football staff on March 16. (Football contact) Assistant AD for Communications Joining the Zips are Deonte Gibson (outside linebackers/defensive ends) and Ja- E-mail: [email protected] mael Lett (secondary). O: (330) 972-6106 C: (234) 788-1497 Gibson served as the defensive line coach at Eastern Illinois in 2019. He coached second-team All-OVC nose tackle Terrell Greer. A part of defensive staff that coached EIU to the sixth-most tackles for loss in school history (86), his defensive unit ranked Brian Dennison No. 30 in FCS in total defense and No. 29 in FCS in team tackles for loss. (secondary contact) Assistant Director Lett served as the secondary coach at Samford University for three seasons. In 2019, E-mail: [email protected] Lett participated in the NCAA-NFL Coaches Academy. The 2018 team posted the pro- O: (330) 972-6292 gram’s eighth-straight winning season, the longest streak in program history. In 2017, C: (330) 962-0366 Samford went 8-4 record overall and earned a spot in the NCAA Division I-FCS Playoffs for a second-straight season for the first time since 1992.

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Odds & Ends √ The 2020 schedule will be challenging as six opponents were bowl eligible last fall: Buffalo (Bahamas), Clemson (national semifinal/national championship games), Kent State (Frisco), Miami (Lending Tree), Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato), and Western Michigan (ServPro First Responder).

√ Akron alumnus Matthew A. Cherry [2000-03] won an Academy Award on Feb. 9 for his animated short film “Hair Love”, which tells the heartfelt story of an African-American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.

Cherry, a second-team All-Mid-American Conference selection at wide receiver in 2003, still holds two punt return records at Akron. His 305 punt return yards are the most for a season (2003), while his two punt return touchdowns are tied for the most in a season (2003). The Zips’ team captain was a two-time recipient of the team’s Harry “Doc” Smith Award. Following his senior season, he participated in the Las Vegas Classic. Cherry studied mass media, radio and television at Akron.

NCAA Spring Football Guidelines • Under NCAA guidelines, Division I football teams are permitted 15 postseason KATO practice sessions (including intrasquad scrimmages and spring game) provided they are conducted within a period of 34 consecutive calendar days, omitting vaca- NELSON tion and examination days officially announced on the institution’s calendar and days during which the institution is closed due to inclement weather.

• Any such practice sessions held during vacation days may not be of longer dura- tion of those normally held when academic classes are in session.

• Only 12 of the 15 sessions may involve contact and such contact shall not occur prior to the third practice session. The non-contact practice sessions may involve headgear as the only piece of protective equipment.

• Of the 12 permissible contact sessions, eight sessions may involve tackling, and no more than three of the eight tackling sessions may be devoted primarily to 11- on-11 scrimmages. Tackling shall be prohibited in four of the 12 contact sessions. An institution has the discretion to determine the practice activities (other than tackling) that may occur during the four contact non-tackling sessions as well as the protective equipment to be worn by the student-athletes.

• If an institution conducts a “Spring Game,” the game shall be counted as one of the three sessions that can be devoted primarily to 11-on-11 scrimmages.

• The amount of time that a student-athlete may be involved in such postseason countable athletically related activities shall be limited to a maximum of four BUBBA hours per day and 20 hours per week. ARSLANIAN

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 3 PRE-SPRING DEPTH CHART (as of March 13) OFFENSE (Spread) DEFENSE (4-3) SPECIALISTS Quarterback Defensive End Kicker 18 Nick Demchuk (R-Fr., 6-3, 185) 96 Darrius Harris (R-Jr., 6-3, 260) 47 Jerry Fitschen (R-Sr., 6-0, 210) # 12 T.J. Deshields (R-So., 6-3, 205) 98 Jordan Maul (R-Fr., 6-4, 335) 46 Ethan Slike (R-So., 6-0, 185) 15 Zach Gibson (R-Fr., 6-3, 210) 44 Dylan Meeks (Sr., 6-2, 240) # 41 Cory Smigel (R-So., 5-8, 150) # 1 Kato Nelson (R-Sr., 6-1, 215) # 16 Justin Sampson (Sr., 6-2, 210) 95 Brendan Smith (R-Fr., 6-6, 250) 92 Michael Stuhldreer (R-Sr., 6-0, 265) Punter Running Back 90 Bryce Wilson (So., 6-3, 265) 36 Kyle Romenick (R-Fr., 6-2, 200) 36 Michiah Burton (So., 5-9, 180) 38 Jonah Wieland (R-Jr., 6-1, 215) # 25 Peter Hayes-Patrick (So., 6-0, 210) # Defensive Tackle 91 JaQuize Cross (R-Sr., 6-4, 300) # Long Snapper Tight End 67 Logan Hawkins (R-So., 6-2, 295) 65 Kyle Bauman (R-So., 5-11, 245) 43 Austin Gillispie (R-Sr., 5-10, 240) 94 John Mitchell (Sr., 6-3, 320) 54 Cameron Lyons (R-Jr., 6-1, 230) # 84 Kenyon Sholty (R-Fr., 6-4, 255) 26 Maverick Wolfley (R-Jr., 6-3, 240) # Linebacker Holder 27 Bubba Arslanian (R-Jr., 5-9, 205) # 38 Jonah Wieland (R-Jr., 6-1, 215) # Wide Receiver 22 Brandon Bischof (Jr., 6-1, 215) 23 Gavin Blunt (R-So., 6-2, 195) 52 Zach DiLauro (R-So., 5-10, 215) 17 Julian Hicks (R-Jr., 6-3, 200) # 58 Marco Donatelli (R-Fr., 6-3, 220) Punt Returner 11 Jalen Knight (R-Fr., 6-2, 196) 3 DeMarkus Glover (R-Sr., 6-1, 220) # 82 Jeremiah Knight (R-Jr., 5-11, 195) 82 Jeremiah Knight (R-Jr., 5-11, 195) 10 Quevan Lawson (r-Fr., 6-5, 225) 3 Michael Mathison (So., 5-10, 160) 60 Dean Ramicone (R-Sr., 6-0, 215) 80 M.J. McGriff (R-Sr., 5-8, 190) 7 Julian Richardson (So., 6-3, 210) Kickoff Returner 5 Jonah Morris (R-Sr., 6-4, 205) 5 Michael Scott (R-Jr., 6-3, 235) 82 Jeremiah Knight (R-Jr., 5-11, 195) 88 Timothy Scippio (Jr., 6-2, 210) # 30 Jarred Uran (R-Fr., 6-2, 195) 3 Michael Mathison (So., 5-10, 160) 15 Nate Stewart (R-Sr., 6-2, 205) # 9 Demetrick Watts II (R-Sr., 6-3, 215) 13 Kevin Walls (R-Fr., 6-6, 215) 19 Andre Williams (Sr., 5-10, 185) Cornerback 29 Jalen Hooks (Jr., 6-2, 185) # Offensive Line 15 Jeffrey Lubin (R-Jr., 6-2, 185) 66 Ryan Beckman (R-Fr., 6-3, 282) 6 Jordyn Riley (R-Jr., 5-10, 190) # Per Coach Arth, Akron football has no 99 Eric Bentley (R-So., 6-2, 285) 2 Corey Thomas, Jr. (R-Fr., 6-4, 200) returning starters. Every position must be 72 Hunter Corne (R-Jr., 6-4, 300) # 31 A.J. Watts (So., 6-1, 185) # earned. 75 Jordan Daniels (R-Fr., 6-5, 300) 64 Rueben Durkee (R-Jr., 6-5, 250) 62 Vincent Fonte (R-So., 6-4, 315) Safety All returning players are listed 77 Xavior Gray (R-Fr., 6-9, 300) 1 Randy Cochran, Jr. (So., 6-0, 175) # alphabetically by position. 70 Caleb Herring (R-Fr., 6-7, 320) 21 Reggie Corner, Jr. (R-So., 5-9, 200) 71 Shawn Muldowney (R-Jr., 6-4, 285) # 24 Adetutu Daranijo (So., 5-10, 190) Newcomers are not listed. 73 Owen Murphy (R-Fr., 6-6, 270) 81 Shawn Naim (R-Fr., 6-4, 190) # started in 2019 53 Bryce Petersen (Sr., 6-2, 280) # 63 Alex Robarge (R-Fr., 6-5, 311) 78 Austin Sample (R-Sr., 6-3, 300)

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No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School 48 Kavari Adams DB R-So. 5-10 171 Detroit, Mich. | Renaissance | Concordia NUMERICAL ROSTER 68 Deacon Allen DL Fr. 6-1 320 Rockmart, Ga. | Rockmart 12 Charles Amankwaa DB R-So. 5-11 180 Hillsborough, N.J. | Hillsborough | Monroe College 1 Kato Nelson QB R-Sr. 6-1 215 27 Bubba Arslanian LB R-Jr. 5-9 205 Aurora, Ohio | Aurora 1 Randy Cochran, Jr. CB So. 6-0 175 65 Kyle Bauman LS R-So. 5-11 245 North Royalton, Ohio | North Royalton 2 Nate Stewart WR R-Sr. 6-2 205 66 Ryan Beckman OL R-Fr. 6-3 282 Avon Lake, Ohio | Avon Lake 2 Corey Thomas, Jr. DB R-Fr. 6-4 200 3 DeMarkus Glover LB R-Sr. 6-1 220 99 Eric Bentley OL R-So. 6-2 285 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 3 Michael Mathison WR So. 5-10 160 22 Brandon Bischof LB Jr. 6-1 215 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 4 Woobendy Guerrier DB R-Jr. 6-0 200 23 Gavin Blunt WR R-So. 6-2 195 Aurora, Ohio | Aurora 5 Michael Scott LB R-Jr. 6-3 235 36 Michiah Burton RB So. 5-9 180 Columbus, Ohio | New Albany 5 Jonah Morris WR R-Sr. 6-4 205 1 Randy Cochran, Jr. CB So. 6-0 175 Doraville, Ga. | Norcross 6 Jordyn Riley CB R-Jr. 5-10 190 72 Hunter Corne OL R-Jr. 6-4 300 Dunnellon, Fla. | Dunnellon 7 Julian Richardson LB So. 6-3 210 21 Reggie Corner, Jr. DB R-So. 5-9 200 Canton, Ohio | McKinley 7 Teon Dollard RB Jr. 5-11 200 91 JaQuize Cross DL R-Sr. 6-4 300 Buckhorn, Ala. | Buckhorn | Kentucky | Independence CC 8 MyJaden Horton DB Fr. 6-2 190 75 Jordan Daniels OL R-Fr. 6-5 300 Huntersville, N.C. | North Mecklenburg 9 Demetrick Watts II LB R-Sr. 6-3 215 24 Adetutu Daranijo S So. 5-10 190 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | St. Thomas Aquinas 10 Quevan Lawson LB R-Fr. 6-5 225 46 Logan Day DB R-Jr. 6-0 195 Cincinnati, Ohio | Winton Woods | Lackawanna College 11 Jalen Knight WR R-Fr. 6-2 196 18 Nick Demchuk QB R-Fr. 6-3 185 Cleveland, Ohio | Benedictine 11 Nazir Sy DL R-So. 6-2 290 12 T.J. DeShields QB R-So. 6-3 205 Beloit, Ohio | West Branch 12 Charles Amankwaa DB R-So. 5-11 180 52 Zach DiLauro LB R-So. 5-10 215 Akron, Ohio | Springfield 12 T.J. DeShields QB R-So. 6-3 205 7 Teon Dollard RB Jr. 5-11 200 Lake City, Fla. | Columbia | Independence CC 13 Chu Ogbonna DB R-Jr. 6-2 180 58 Marco Donatelli LB R-Fr. 6-3 220 Girard, Ohio | Girard 13 Kevin Walls WR R-Fr. 6-6 215 64 Rueben Durkee OL R-Jr. 6-5 250 Akron, Ohio | Firestone 15 Zach Gibson QB R-Fr. 6-3 210 47 Jerry Fitschen PK R-Sr. 6-0 210 Orange, Calif. | Orange Lutheran 15 Jeffrey Lubin CB R-Jr. 6-2 185 62 Vincent Fonte, Jr. OL R-So. 6-4 315 Copley, Ohio | Copley 16 Justin Sampson DE Sr. 6-2 210 42 Noah Garrett P R-Fr. 6-3 155 Mentor, Ohio | Mentor 16 Jacob Shaffer TE R-Fr. 6-2 212 20 Cole Gest RB R-Sr. 5-9 195 Solon, Ohio | St. Edward | Indiana 17 Julian Hicks WR R-Jr. 6-3 200 15 Zach Gibson QB R-Fr. 6-3 210 Alpharetta, Ga. | Johns Creek 18 Nick Demchuk QB R-Fr. 6-3 185 43 Austin Gillispie TE/FB R-Sr. 5-10 240 Dublin, Ohio | Dublin Scioto | Ashland 19 Andre Williams WR Sr. 5-10 185 20 Cole Gest RB R-Sr. 5-9 195 3 DeMarkus Glover LB R-Sr. 6-1 220 St. Petersburg, Fla. | Northside Christian 21 Reggie Corner, Jr. DB R-So. 5-9 200 77 Xavior Gray OL R-Fr. 6-9 300 Massillon, Ohio | Jackson 22 Brandon Bischof LB Jr. 6-1 215 4 Woobendy Guerrier DB R-Jr. 6-0 200 Homestead, Fla. | South Dade | Butler CC 23 Gavin Blunt WR R-So. 6-2 195 96 Darrius Harris DL R-Jr. 6-3 260 Phila., Pa. | Northeast | Western Carolina | L.A. Valley 24 Adetutu Daranijo S So. 5-10 190 67 Logan Hawkins DL R-So. 6-2 295 Harrison City, Pa. | Penn-Trafford 24 Maverick Wolfley TE R-Jr. 6-3 240 25 Peter Hayes-Patrick RB So. 6-0 210 Orlando, Fla. | Winter Park 25 Peter Hayes-Patrick RB So. 6-0 210 70 Caleb Herring OL R-Fr. 6-7 320 Lakewood, Ohio | St. Edward 27 Bubba Arslanian LB R-Jr. 5-9 205 17 Julian Hicks WR R-Jr. 6-3 200 Cleveland, Ohio | Mayfield | Central Michigan 29 Jalen Hooks CB Jr. 6-2 185 38 Drew Hodgson QB R-Jr. 6-3 210 Dublin, Ohio | Dublin Coffman 30 Jarred Uran LB R-Fr. 6-2 195 29 Jalen Hooks CB Jr. 6-2 185 Warren, Ohio | Harding 31 A.J. Watts CB So. 6-1 185 8 MyJaden Horton DB Fr. 6-2 190 Cincinnati, Ohio | Princeton 31 Ethan Johnson WR R-Fr. 6-1 190 31 Ethan Johnson WR R-Fr. 6-1 190 Medina, Ohio | Medina 36 Kyle Romenick P R-Fr. 6-2 200 11 Jalen Knight WR R-Fr. 6-2 196 Akron, Ohio | Hoban 36 Michiah Burton RB So. 5-9 180 82 Jeremiah Knight WR R-Jr. 5-11 195 Jefferson, Ohio | Jefferson Area | Ohio State 37 Joseph Sarpong DB R-Fr. 5-11 190 93 Gabreil Larsosa DL R-So. 6-4 300 Lorain, Ohio | Lorain | Malone 38 Jonah Wieland P R-Jr. 6-1 215 10 Quevan Lawson LB R-Fr. 6-5 225 Ashburn, Ga. | Turner County 38 Drew Hodgson QB R-Jr. 6-3 210 85 Zackary Leininger TE R-Jr. 6-5 250 Hugoton, Kan. | Hugoton | Dodge City CC 41 Cory Smigel PK R-So. 5-8 150 15 Jeffrey Lubin CB R-Jr. 6-2 185 Hollywood, Fla. | South Broward 42 Noah Garrett P R-Fr. 6-3 155 54 Cameron Lyons LS R-Jr. 6-1 230 Morgantown, W.Va. | Morgantown 43 Austin Gillispie TE/FB R-Sr. 5-10 240 3 Michael Mathison WR So. 5-10 160 Covington, Ga. | Newton 44 Dylan Meeks DE Sr. 6-2 240 98 Jordan Maul DL R-Fr. 6-4 335 Steubenville, Ohio | Catholic Central 45 Ryan McClain LB Jr. 6-4 250 45 Ryan McClain LB Jr. 6-4 250 Albuquerque, N.M. | La Cueva | Garden City CC 46 Ethan Slike PK R-So. 6-0 185 80 M.J. McGriff WR R-Sr. 5-8 190 Vero Beach, Fla. | Vero Beach | Illinois 46 Logan Day DB R-Jr. 6-0 195 47 Jerry Fitschen PK R-Sr. 6-0 210 44 Dylan Meeks DE Sr. 6-2 240 Orlando, Fla. | Dr. Phillips

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 5 No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School 94 John Mitchell DL Sr. 6-3 320 Crete-Monee, Ill. | Crete-Monee | Independence CC NUMERICAL ROSTER 5 Jonah Morris WR R-Sr. 6-4 205 Akron, Ohio | Hoban | Indiana 71 Shawn Muldowney II OL R-Jr. 6-4 285 Diamond, Ohio | Southeast 48 Kavari Adams DB R-So. 5-10 171 73 Owen Murphy OL R-Fr. 6-6 270 Cleveland, Ohio | St. Ignatius 52 Zach DiLauro LB R-So. 5-10 215 81 Shawn Naim WR R-Fr. 6-4 190 Brecksville, Ohio | Lutheran West 53 Bryce Petersen OL Sr. 6-2 280 1 Kato Nelson QB R-Sr. 6-1 215 Hollywood, Fla. | Flanagan 54 Cameron Lyons LS R-Jr. 6-1 230 58 Marco Donatelli LB R-Fr. 6-3 220 69 Eseosa Obas DL R-Fr. 6-5 255 Pataskala, Ohio | Licking Heights 60 Dean Ramicone LB R-Sr. 6-0 215 13 Chu Ogbonna DB R-Jr. 6-2 180 Marietta, Ga. | Wheeler | Hutchinson CC 62 Vincent Fonte, Jr. OL R-So. 6-4 315 53 Bryce Petersen OL Sr. 6-2 280 McKinleyville, Calif. | McKinleyville | Riverside City College 63 Alex Robarge OL R-Fr. 6-5 311 60 Dean Ramicone LB R-Sr. 6-0 215 Brunswick, Ohio | Brunswick 64 Rueben Durkee OL R-Jr. 6-5 250 7 Julian Richardson LB So. 6-3 210 Albany, Ga. | Westover 65 Kyle Bauman LS R-So. 5-11 245 6 Jordyn Riley CB R-Jr. 5-10 190 Citra, Fla. | North Marion 66 Ryan Beckman OL R-Fr. 6-3 282 63 Alex Robarge OL R-Fr. 6-5 311 Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Kenston 67 Logan Hawkins DL R-So. 6-2 295 36 Kyle Romenick P R-Fr. 6-2 200 Fort Mill, S.C. | Fort Mill 68 Deacon Allen DL Fr. 6-1 320 78 Austin Sample OL R-Sr. 6-3 300 Sylvania, Ohio | Northview 69 Eseosa Obas DL R-Fr. 6-5 255 16 Justin Sampson DE Sr. 6-2 210 Akron, Ohio | St. Vincent-St. Mary 70 Caleb Herring OL R-Fr. 6-7 320 37 Joseph Sarpong DB R-Fr. 5-11 190 Columbus, Ohio | Northland 71 Shawn Muldowney II OL R-Jr. 6-4 285 88 Timothy Scippio WR Jr. 6-2 210 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Coconut Creek 72 Hunter Corne OL R-Jr. 6-4 300 5 Michael Scott LB R-Jr. 6-3 235 Tallahassee, Fla. | N. Florida Christian | Iowa Western CC 73 Owen Murphy OL R-Fr. 6-6 270 16 Jacob Shaffer TE R-Fr. 6-2 212 Portersville, Pa. | Slippery Rock 75 Jordan Daniels OL R-Fr. 6-5 300 84 Kenyon Sholty TE R-Fr. 6-4 255 Terre Haute, Ind. | South Vigo 77 Xavior Gray OL R-Fr. 6-9 300 46 Ethan Slike PK R-So. 6-0 185 Greensburg, Pa. | Greensburg Central Catholic 78 Austin Sample OL R-Sr. 6-3 300 41 Cory Smigel PK R-So. 5-8 150 North Royalton, Ohio | North Royalton | Syracuse 80 M.J. McGriff WR R-Sr. 5-8 190 95 Brendan Smith DL R-Fr. 6-6 250 Debary, Fla. | University Orange City 81 Shawn Naim WR R-Fr. 6-4 190 2 Nate Stewart WR R-Sr. 6-2 205 Bethlehem, Pa. | Pius X 82 Jeremiah Knight WR R-Jr. 5-11 195 92 Michael Stuhldreer DL R-Sr. 6-0 265 Grosse Pointe, Mich. | Grosse Pt. South | Dakota College 83 Brycen Yarmo TE R-So. 6-5 250 11 Nazir Sy DL R-So. 6-2 290 Peachtree Corners, Ga. | Norcross | Butler CC 84 Kenyon Sholty TE R-Fr. 6-4 255 2 Corey Thomas, Jr. DB R-Fr. 6-4 200 Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills 85 Zackary Leininger TE R-Jr. 6-5 250 30 Jarred Uran LB R-Fr. 6-2 195 Cincinnati, Ohio | La Salle 88 Timothy Scippio WR Jr. 6-2 210 90 Bryce Wilson DL So. 6-3 265 97 Janirr Wade DL Fr. 6-4 280 Stone Mountain, Ga. | Stephenson 91 JaQuize Cross DL R-Sr. 6-4 300 13 Kevin Walls WR R-Fr. 6-6 215 Westlake, Ohio | Westlake 92 Michael Stuhldreer DL R-Sr. 6-0 265 31 A.J. Watts CB So. 6-1 185 Columbus, Ga. | Carver 93 Gabreil Larsosa DL R-So. 6-4 300 9 Demetrick Watts II LB R-Sr. 6-3 215 Riverside, Calif. | Hillcrest | Humboldt State 94 John Mitchell DL Sr. 6-3 320 38 Jonah Wieland P R-Jr. 6-1 215 Hudson, Ohio | Hudson 95 Brendan Smith DL R-Fr. 6-6 250 19 Andre Williams WR Sr. 5-10 185 Orlando, Fla. | Winter Park 96 Darrius Harris DL R-Jr. 6-3 260 90 Bryce Wilson DL So. 6-3 265 Lilburn, Ga. | Parkview 97 Janirr Wade DL Fr. 6-4 280 24 Maverick Wolfley TE R-Jr. 6-3 240 Morgantown, W.Va. | Morgantown | West Virginia 98 Jordan Maul DL R-Fr. 6-4 335 83 Brycen Yarmo TE R-So. 6-5 250 Hudson, N.H. | Exeter Academy | Coffeyville CC 99 Eric Bentley OL R-So. 6-2 285

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Tom Arth (John Carroll ‘03), Head Coach | Quarterbacks Michiah Burton ma-KAI-ah Matt Feeney, Defensive Coordinator | Safeties Jaquize Cross JAW-quiz Tommy Zagorski, Offensive Coordinator | Offensive Line Adetutu Daranijo Too too Dah-rah-knee-joe Brian Cochran , Defensive Line Vincent Fonte, Jr. Fon-TAY Chris Cook , Tight Ends | Offensive Tackles Shawn Naim Name Jayden Everett , Running Backs Timothy Scippio SIP-ee-oh Bryan Gasser, Pass Game Coordinator | Wide Receivers Cory Smigel SMEE-gull Deonte Gibson, Outside Linebackers | Defensive Ends Jarred Uran YOU-ran Chris Hurd, Special Teams Coordinator | Fullbacks | H-Backs Jonah Wieland WEE-land Jamael Lett, Secondary Oscar Rodriguez, Jr., Inside Linebackers Anthony Cicione (Defense), Tyrell Everett (Defense), Graduate Assistants

as of March 24 2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 6 PLAYER BREAKDOWN

Career games/starts in ( ). Includes starts at positions other than the one listed.

Returning Offensive Participants — 24 Quarterback (3): T.J. DeShield (3/0), Zach Gibson (4/2), Kato Nelson (31/26). Running back (2): Michiah Burton (11/0), Peter Hayes-Patrick(6/3). Offensive Line (7): Eric Bentley (10/4), Hunter Corner (24/24), Xavior Gray (4/2), Shawn Muldowney (23/3), Owen Murphy (1/0), Bryce Petersen (24/24), Austin Sample (18/1). Tight End (2): Kenyon Sholty (1/0), Maverick Wolfley (19/6). Wide Receiver (10): Gavin Blunt (12/0), Julian Hicks (11/9), Jeremiah Knight (22/8), Michael Mathison (10/5), M.J. McGriff (11/0), Jonah Morris (12/12), Shawn Naim (3/0),Timothy Scippio (16/5), Nate Stewart (30/16), Andre Williams (27/21).

Lost Offensive Participants— 12 Quarterback (1): Robbie Kelley (33/11). Running back (2): Brandon Lee (12/6), Deltron Sands (26/2). Offensive Line (4): Trevor Brown (41/37), Brandon Council (25/24), Landon Forman (9/8), Rich Kallay (12/0). Tight End (3): Nick Johns (28/5), Brandon Junk (41/6), Darryl Long (24/1). Wide Receiver (2): Dustin Burkhart (22/3), Jaquavis Dixon (10/0).

Returning Defensive Participants— 25 NATE Defensive Line (9): JaQuize Cross (12/9), Logan Hawkins (12/1), Dylan Meeks (37/11), John Mitchell (12/1), Dean Ramicone (3/0), Justin Sampson (32/0), Brendan Smith (4.0), Michael Stuhldreer (3/0), Bryce STEWART Wilson (8/0). Linebacker (9): Bubba Arslanian (24/8), Brandon Bischof (24/0), Zach DiLauro (4/0), DeMarkus Glover (29/4), Quevan Lawson (4/0), Julian Richardson (11/0), Michael Scott (12/3), Jarred Uran (4/0), Demetrick Watts (3/1). Secondary (7): Randy Cochran (11/10), Reggie Corner, Jr. (3/2), Adetutu Daranijo (5/3), Jalen Hooks (24/6), Jordyn Riley (14/7), Corey Thomas (3/1), A.J. Watts (12/7).

Lost Defensive Participants— 12 Defensive Line (3): Andy Jean-Baptiste (14/0), Davon’te Jest (22/11), Jonathan Neeley (18/0). Linebacker (4): James King (13/0), John Lako (50/25), DeMarcus Lloyd (23/1), Josh Ward (50/24). Secondary (5): Jerome Cooper (22/0), Alvin Davis (48/41), Shawn Featherstone (35/13), Tyler Gilchrist (12/0), Sammy Laster (4/0).

Returning Specialists— 5 Kicker (2): Jerry Fitschen (25/0), Cory Smigel (9/0). Punter (2): Kyle Romenick (1/0), Jonah Wieland (12/0). Long Snapper (1): Cameron Lyons (24/0).

Lost Specialists— 0

Returning Starters— 13 Offense (7): RG Hunter Corne, C Bryce Petersen, QB Kato Nelson, WR Julian Hicks, WR Michael Mathi- son/Tim Scippio, WR Stewart, TE Maverick Wolfley. Defense (6): DE Dylan Meeks, DT JaQuize Cross, LB Bubba Arslanian, DB Randy Cochran, CB Jalen Hooks/ Jordyn Riley, CB A.J. Watts.

JA’QUIZE Starters Lost— 9 Offense (4): LT Trevor Brown, LG Brandon Council, RT Landon Forman, RB Brandon Lee. CROSS Defense (5): NT Davon’te Jest, DE Josh Ward, LB John Lako S Alvin Davis, S Shawn Featherstone.

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 7 HEAD COACH TOM ARTH

THE TOM ARTH FILE

PERSONAL Born: May 11, 1981 (age 38) Tom Arth Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Head Coach Family: wife Lauren, daughters– Caroline (13), Kate (9), Elizabeth (4); sons– Tommy (11), Patrick (7) Second Season at Akron Education: John Carroll University [1999-03] Eighth Season Overall Bachelor’s in physical education John Carroll ‘03 PLAYING CAREER 1995-98 St. Ignatius High School (Cleveland) 1999-02 John Carroll University Former NFL quarterback and Ohio native Tom Arth was named the Zips’ head football 2003-05 Indianapolis Colts coach on December 14, 2018. Arth became the Zips’ 28th all-time head coach and 2004 Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe) just the eighth person to hold the position since 1960. He is also just the sixth head 2005 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) 2006 Green Bay Packers coach for the Zips since moving up to Division I in 1987. 2007 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 2007 Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) During his first year at the helm at the University of Akron in 2019, Arth made an 2008 Georgia Force (AFL) immediate impact. He challenged his players to develop and grow not only on the gridiron but in the classroom and in the community. During the Spring 2019 semes- COACHING CAREER ter, his first on campus, the Zips showed vast improvement. As a team, the 85 players 2010-12 Assistant coach, John Carroll University 2013-16 Head coach, John Carroll University on the spring roster combined for a 2.954 grade-point average (GPA), up from 2.466 2017-18 Head coach, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from Fall 2018 (an increase of 0.488). The average semester GPA improvement was 2019-present Head coach, University of Akron 0.619 per student. A total of 73 percent of all grades earned were A’s or B’s. The number of A’s earned increased by 83 percent. COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Record Conference Notable The UA football team put its free time to good use in 2019. The players combined to 2013 John Carroll 9-2 8-1 | 2nd OAC NCAA Division III First Round work on a community service project each week with a goal of 1,000 volunteer hours 2014 John Carroll 11-2 8-1 | 2nd OAC NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 2015 John Carroll 8-2 7-2 | T2nd OAC in the spring alone. Among the projects the Zips worked were: filled orders at the 2016 John Carroll 12-2 9-0 | 1st OAC NCAA Division III Semifinal Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, weeded flower gardens at the Haven of Rest, and John Carroll Totals (4 yrs.) 40-8 32-4 5-3 in Division III playoffs cleaned out an abandoned warehouse for Well Akron. 2017 UT Chattanooga 3-8 3-5 | T6th SoCon 2018 UT Chattanooga 6-5 4-4 | T5th SoCon In the Fall, Arth implemented a pro style offense and multiple defensive schemes. UT Chattanooga Totals (2 yrs.) 9-13 7-9 The Zips led the nation in kickoff return defense (14.87) and ranked third nationally 2019 Akron 0-12 0-8 | MAC Akron Totals (1 yr.) 0-12 0-8 with the most freshmen (3) in the starting line-up. Seniors LB John Lako and DB Career Totals (7 yrs.) 49-33 39-21 Alvin Davis, Jr., earned All-Mid-American Conference honors. Lako was a first-team honoree, while Davis garnered third-team recognition. Additionally, seven Zips– DL HONORS Logan Hawkins, TE Brandon Junk, QB Robbie Kelley, Lako, TE Darryl Long, LS Cameron 2016 NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year Lyons, and DE Dylan Meeks– earned Academic All-MAC honors for sporting a 3.20+ 2016 Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year cumulative grade-point average. Lako was also a MAC Distinguished Scholar- Athlete 2013 NCAA Division III Regional Coach of the Year 2013 Ohio Athletic Conference co-Coach of the Year for achieving first-team All-MAC accolades along with a 3.5+ GPA. Meeks was named 2011 D3Football.com’s All-Decade Team to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 2002 Unanimous All-American 5 football team. 2001 Unanimous All-American

Arth took the reins at Akron after two seasons at the University of Tennessee at Chat- tanooga. During his tenure, Arth hit the ground running, putting together a top- After graduating from JCU in 2003, Arth spent three seasons as a backup quarterback notch staff that went out and secured one of the best recruiting classes in the Football to Peyton Manning with the Indianapolis Colts. He spent part of those years playing Championship Subdivision in less than two months. He mixed a talented roster of in NFL Europe and was on the preseason roster with the Green Bay Packers in 2006. returners with some outstanding newcomers in 2017. A native of Cleveland, Arth earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from In four seasons at John Carroll University, his alma mater, Arth owned a 40-8 overall John Carroll in 2003 where he played quarterback. A unanimous All-American as a record while guiding the Blue Streaks to three postseason appearances. His building junior and senior, he set 18 school records. As a senior in 2002, he guided JCU to a of the John Carroll program was highlighted by road victories over two No. 1 ranked 12-2 record, and East region championship, and a berth in to the NCAA Division III na- opponents in Mount Union and Wisconsin-Whitewater. tional semifinals for the first time in program history. He is a graduate of Cleveland’s St. Ignatius High School. The 2016 Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year guided the Blue Streaks to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the third time in his four-year tenure. In the four seasons Arth, 38, and his wife Lauren have five children– Caroline, Tommy, Kate, Patrick, and under Arth’s leadership, John Carroll was among the nation’s elite, finishing inside Elizabeth. the top 25 every season including top 5 finishes in 2016 (No. 3) and 2014 (No. 5).

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 8 COACHING STAFF

MATT TOMMY CHRIS FEENEY ZAGORSKI HURD Defensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Special Teams Coord. | Safeties | Offensive Line Full Backs/H-Backs John Carroll ‘14 Case Western Reserve ‘07 North Texas ‘04

2nd Season at Akron | 7th season overall 2nd Season at Akron | 13th season overall 2nd Season at Akron | 17th season overall

BRIAN CHRIS JAYDEN COCHRAN COOK EVERETT Defensive Line Tight Ends Running Backs | Offensive Tackles John Carroll ‘90 UT Chattanooga ‘09 Indiana State ‘09

2nd Season at Akron | 27th season overall 2nd Season at Akron | 7th season overall 2nd Season at Akron | 10th season overall

BRYAN DEONTE JAMAEL GASSER GIBSON LETT Running Backs Outside Linebackers | DE Secondary

Indiana Stat Pass Game Northwestern ‘15 Samford ‘11

2nd Season at Akron | 15th season overall First Season at Akron | 4th season overall First Season at Akron | 7th season overall

OSCAR ANTHONY TYRELL RODRIGUEZ, JR. CICIONE EVERETT Inside Linebackers Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant – Defense – Defense Fort Hays State ‘05 John Carroll ‘18 Baker ‘16

2nd Season at Akron | 16th season overall 2nd Season at Akron 2nd Season at Akron

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 9 SPRING ITINERARY

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 8 MARCH 9 10 11 12 13 14

Practice #1 Practice #1 Practice #2 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Practice #3 PRO DAY Practice #4 Practice #4 Coaches’ Clinic

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SPRING BREAK 29 30 31 APRIL 1 2 3 4 Practice #5 Practice #6 Practice #7

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Practice #8 Practice #9

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SPRING \ Practice #14 SHOWCASE Practice #10 Practice #11 NOON

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Practice #13 Practice #14 Practice #15

subject to change

Spring Schedule • Spring drills are scheduled to run from March 13 through April 25, 2020. Head coach Tom Arth has scheduled 15 practice sessions. The Zips will practice at Stile Athletics Field House or at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field.

• Because of class schedules, the Zips will practice in the morn- ing. However, times will be announced weekly.

• The annual Spring Showcase is scheduled for Saturday, April 8, at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field at Noon. Ad- mission to the game is FREE.

• Practices are closed to the general public.

Media Availability • Each spring practice session is open to accredited members of the media with prior arrangements through the Akron Communications Department. Interviews with coaches and/or student-athletes must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. Please contact Cathy Bongiovi at cathyb@uakron. edu or (330) 972-6106.

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 10 2019 SEASON REVIEW

Under the guidance of first-year head coach Tom chael Mathison (Covington, Ga.) was No. 20 in On the career charts, Nelson stands No. 5 in Arth, Akron finished 0-12 overall (0-8 in MAC kickoff returns (25.6). passing yards (5,138) and No. 5 in total offense play) after a 52-3 loss to Ohio. The Zips returned (5,760). 57 letterwinners, including 10 starters, to their Zip senior linebackers John Lako and Josh pro style offense and multiple defensive schemes. Ward (Delray Beach, Fla.) finished tied at the Seniors LB John Lako and DB Alvin Davis, Jr. No. 2 spot for most games played in their col- earned All-Mid-American Conference honors in Sophomore RB Brandon Lee (Fort Lauderdale, legiate careers with 50 each. 2019. Lako received first-team All-MAC recogni- Fla.) was the team’s top rusher with 179 yards on tion, while Davis garnered third-team All-MAC 61 carries. Under center, redshirt junior QB Kato Five players [Alex Allen, DB Kyron Brown, LS honors. Nelson (Hollywood, Fla.) finished 151-of-280 Michael Buddenberg, LB Ulysees Gilbert III, for 1,820 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 starts, and OL Kyle Ritz] hold the school record with A walk-on turned scholarship player, Lako was the while freshman QB Zach Gibson (Alpharetta, 51 games. Zips’ defensive leader for the second consecutive Ga.) went 41-of-81 for 425 yards and a touchdown season. He finished 2019 with 138 tackles, in- in four games. Redshirt junior WR Nate Stewart Senior DB Alvin Davis, Jr. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) cluding a team-best 60 solo stops, a team-best 9.5 (Bethlehem, Pa.) was the top receiver with 37 re- was No. 4 with 48 career games. TFL for a loss of 25 yards, two hurries, two break- ceptions for 529 yards and three touchdowns. De- ups, a fumble recovery, and an interception for a fensively, redshirt senior LB John Lako (Monroe, Redshirt junior QB Kato Nelson had record per- 64-yard touchdown return. He recorded double- Mich.) was the top Zip with 138 tackles, including formances throughout the season. His 87-yard digit tackles in nine games, including a season- a team-best 60 solo stops, 9.5 TFL, two hurries, pass to Timothy Scippio (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) high 15 stops at Northern Illinois. two break-ups, a 64-yard interception return for a in the Eastern Michigan game was the longest touchdown, and a 25-yard fumble recovery. pass of the season, which also ranks third longest A first-team All-MAC selection in 2018 and- sec in program history. Nelson’s 359 passing yards ond-team pick in 2017, Davis was the top defen- In the final NCAA stats, Akron was ranked No. 1 in against UAB rank No. 16 among the top single- sive back (and third overall) with 79 tackles, 5.0 kickoff return defense (14.87). Individually, red- game passing totals. Nelson finished 2019 with TFL, two break-ups, and a hurry. Playing at both shirt senior LB John Lako was No. 3 total tackles a school record-tying 0.21, the lowest percentage safety and cornerback, he led the defense against (11.5) and No. 33 in solo tackles (5.0). Redshirt passes intercepted. His 1,820 passing yards rank Troy with a career-high 17 tackles, including a sophomore LB Bubba Arlsanian (Aurora, Ohio) No. 19 for a season. career-high 12 solos stops and a career-high three was No. 9 in total tackles (10.4). Freshman WR Mi- tackles for a loss of four yards.

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 11 tors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Featherstone, Jr., DL Andy Jean-Baptiste, 5 football team. A MAC Distinguished Scholar- DL Davon’te Jest, TE Nick Johns, WR De’von Athlete, Academic All-MAC selection, and Dean’s Jones, TE Brandon Junk, OL Rich Kallay, QB List student, Meeks sports a 3.881 GPA in exercise Robbie Kelley, LB James King, LB John Lako, science/pre-physical therapy. LB DeMarcus Lloyd, TE Darryl Long, RB Del- tron Sands, and LB Josh Ward. Seven Akron football players– DL Logan Hawkins, TE Brandon Junk, QB Robbie Kel- The 2019 Senior Class leaves campus as one of ley, LB John Lako, TE Darryl Long, LS Cam- the all-time most productive classes in program eron Lyons, and DE Dylan Meeks– earned Aca- history. In four seasons, they helped the Zips demic All-Mid-American Conference honors for to 16 wins, becoming bowl eligible in 2017. the 2019 season. The Academic All-MAC honor is They claimed the 2017 MAC East title, played for a student who has excelled in athletics and ac- in the 2017 MAC Championship game, and ademics. To qualify, a student must have at least competed in the Boca Raton Bowl while winning a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at three consecutive Wagon Wheel trophies. least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college trans- Five of the seniors had already earned their un- fers in their first year of residence are not eligible dergraduate degrees prior to starting the season for the award. and are pursuing master’s degrees.

Lako was the sole Zips to earn MAC Distinguished Five Zips competing this fall already had their Scholar-Athlete accolades for achieving a first- bachelor’s degrees: TE Brandon Junk (sports team All-MAC honors along with a 3.5+ GPA. management), QB Robbie Kelley (business ALVIN management and M.B.A.), LB John Lako (hu- Senior LB Josh Ward participated in the fifth an- man resources management), LB DeMarcus DAVIS nual SPIRAL Tropical Bowl at Daytona Stadium on Lloyd (organizational supervision), and TE Dar- January 12, 2020, at Stetson’s SPEC Martin Sta- ryl Long (sport management). Kansas State and dium in DeLand, Fla. SMU lead the nation with 21 graduates each. Additionally, the duo received the same All-MAC recognition from Phil Steele. Prior to the home finale with Ohio, Akron hon- ored the 18 members of its Senior Class– OL Junior DE Dylan Meeks (Orlando, Fla.) was Trevor Brown, LS Peyton Coffman, DB Alvin named to the College Sports Information Direc- Davis, Jr., WR Jaquavis Dixon, DB Shawn

JOSH WARD

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 12 ROBBIE JOHN DARRYL KELLEY LAKO LONG

OL Trevor Brown TE Brandon Junk LS Cameron Lyons Preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Academic All-MAC Academic All-MAC CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee

WR Dustin Burkhart QB Robbie Kelley MAC Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 9 Academic All-MAC WR Michael Mathison Zips’ Summa Health Student-Athlete of the Week, Sept. 16 OL Brandon Council WR/PR Jeremiah Knight Preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports Preseason first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Preseason second-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports DE Dylan Meeks Academic All-MAC DB Alvin Davis, Jr. LB John Lako CoSIDA Academic All-America All-District Team Third-team All-MAC First-team All-MAC Third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele First-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete WR Jonah Morris College Football America Yearbook’s Starting Line-up Academic All-MAC Preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Preseason first-team All-MAC byAthlon Sports CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee Preseason first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Wuerffel Trophy nominee William V. Campbell Trophy nominee QB Kato Nelson Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List PK Jerry Fitschen NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day, Oct. 15, 2019 Player to Watch by the Touchdown Club of Colum- Zips’ Summa Health Student-Athlete of the Week, Preseason first-team All-MAC byAthlon Sports bus Sept. 2 Preseason first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele

DL Josh Ward QB Zach Gibson TE Darryl Long 2020 SPIRAL Tropical Bowl participant Zips’ Summa Health Student-Athlete of the Week, Academic All-MAC Preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports Sept. 30 Preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele

DL Logan Hawkins Academic All-MAC

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 13 2019 Akron Zips Football 2019 AKRONAKRON FOOTBALL Overall STATS Team Statistics (FINAL STATISTICS) All games

Team Statistics AKRON OPP SCORING 126 435 Points Per Game 10.5 36.2 Points Off Turnovers 24 101 FIRST DOWNS 155 261 R u s h in g 51 138 P a s s in g 91 106 P e n a lt y 13 17 RUSHING YARDAGE 576 2562 Yards gained rushing 1072 2748 Yards lost rushing 496 186 Rushing Attempts 327 566 Average Per Rush 1.8 4.5 Average Per Game 48.0 213.5 TDs Rushing 2 28 PASSING YARDAGE 2342 2405 C o m p - A t t - I n t 205-398-14 201-305-5 Average Per Pass 5.9 7.9 Average Per Catch 11.4 12.0 Average Per Game 195.2 200.4 TDs Passing 12 23 TOTAL OFFENSE 2918 4967 Total Plays 725 871 Average Per Play 4.0 5.7 Average Per Game 243.2 413.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 40-859 15-223 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-60 23-129 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-120 14-318 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 14.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.0 5.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 24.0 22.7 FUMBLES-LOST 22-12 13-6 PENALTIES-Yards 80-640 64-564 Average Per Game 53.3 47.0 PUNTS-Yards 80-2980 49-1964 Average Per Punt 37.2 40.1 Net punt average 35.4 37.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 31-1723 81-4790 Average Per Kick 55.6 59.1 Net kick average 37.9 39.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 2 9 3 3 : 3 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/163 98/185 3rd-Down Pct 26% 53% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/22 8/15 4th-Down Pct 32% 53% SACKS BY-Yards 10-61 57-314 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 15 56 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-12 14-20 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-3 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (18-26) 69% (49-58) 84% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (11-26) 42% (41-58) 71% PAT-ATTEMPTS (13-14) 93% (55-55) 100% ATTENDANCE 107752 100640 Games/Avg Per Game 6/17959 6/16773 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total AKRON 32 23 21 50 0 126 Opponents 90 158 111 76 0 435

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 14 2019 Akron Zips Football AKRON Overall Individual Statistics (FINAL STATISTICS) 2019 AKRON FOOTBALL INDIVIDUALAll STATS games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg LEE, Brandon 12-6 61 219 40 179 2.9 0 25 14.9 KNIGHT, Jeremiah 7 44 6.3 0 15 HAYES-PATRICK, Pet 6 - 3 41 153 15 138 3.4 0 11 23.0 DAVIS, Alvin 4 15 3.8 0 9 NELSON, Kato 10-10 109 367 246 121 1.1 0 17 12.1 STEWART, Nate 1 1 1.0 0 1 BURTON, Michiah 11-0 38 133 16 117 3.1 1 19 10.6 Total 12 60 5.0 0 15 SANDS, Deltron 6 - 1 35 104 13 91 2.6 1 16 15.2 Opponents 23 129 5.6 0 14 REESE,DECAVILON 2 - 1 10 46 3 43 4.3 0 17 21.5 MATHISON, Michael 10-5 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 5 1.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg DeSHIELDS, T.J. 3 - 0 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 4 1.3 RILEY, Jordyn 1 15 15.0 0 15 KNIGHT, Jeremiah 12-6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 GLOVER, DeMarkus 1 1 1.0 0 1 WOLFLEY, Maverick 7 - 5 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 THOMAS,COREY 1 0 0.0 0 0 BURKHART, Dustin 4 - 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 FEATHERSTONE, Sha 1 40 40.0 0 40 HICKS, Julian 11-9 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 LAKO, John 1 64 64.0 1 64 KELLEY, Robbie 8 - 0 7 17 22 -5 -0.7 0 9 -0.6 Total 5 120 24.0 1 64 TEAM 6 - 0 4 0 57 -57 -14.2 0 0 -9.5 Opponents 14 318 22.7 2 58 GIBSON, Zach 4 - 2 14 12 84 -72 -5.1 0 12 -18.0 Total 12 327 1072 496 576 1.8 2 25 48.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 12 566 2748 186 2562 4.5 28 46 213.5 MATHISON, Michael 17 435 25.6 0 45 KNIGHT, Jeremiah 16 356 22.2 0 39 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g BURTON, Michiah 2 15 7.5 0 11 NELSON, Kato 10-10 117.21 151-280-6 53.9 1820 11 87 182.0 JUNK, Brandon 1 3 3.0 0 3 GIBSON, Zach 4 - 2 91.36 41-81-3 50.6 425 1 39 106.2 GILCHRIST, Tyler 1 20 20.0 0 20 KELLEY, Robbie 8 - 0 36.79 10-28-3 35.7 75 0 24 9.4 BISCHOF, Brandon 1 0 0.0 0 0 DeSHIELDS, T.J. 3 - 0 10.60 3-8-2 37.5 22 0 11 7.3 HICKS, Julian 1 17 17.0 0 17 STEWART, Nate 12-7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 MACK,KYSHAD 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total 12 103.85 205-398-14 51.5 2342 12 87 195.2 Total 40 859 21.5 0 45 Opponents 12 153.74 201-305-5 65.9 2405 23 76 200.4 Opponents 15 223 14.9 0 32

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg STEWART, Nate 12-7 37 529 14.3 3 49 44.1 LAKO, John 1 25 25.0 0 25 HICKS, Julian 11-9 32 212 6.6 2 15 19.3 GLOVER, DeMarkus 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 KNIGHT, Jeremiah 12-6 31 430 13.9 0 39 35.8 Total 2 24 12.0 0 25 MATHISON, Michael 10-5 31 243 7.8 0 47 24.3 Opponents 2 37 18.5 3 35 BURKHART, Dustin 4 - 3 15 320 21.3 1 64 80.0 LEE, Brandon 12-6 15 113 7.5 0 48 9.4 SCIPPIO, Timothy 11-5 12 221 18.4 3 87 20.1 WILLIAMS, Andre 4 - 2 10 96 9.6 0 23 24.0 SANDS, Deltron 6 - 1 6 27 4.5 0 12 4.5 WOLFLEY, Maverick 7 - 5 5 68 13.6 2 24 9.7 BURTON, Michiah 11-0 5 37 7.4 0 11 3.4 HAYES-PATRICK, Pet 6 - 3 2 18 9.0 0 13 3.0 LONG, Darryl 11-1 1 15 15.0 0 15 1.4 JOHNS, Nick 8 - 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.8 REESE,DECAVILON 2 - 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 JUNK, Brandon 7 - 1 1 3 3.0 1 3 0.4 Total 12 205 2342 11.4 12 87 195.2 Opponents 12 201 2405 12.0 23 76 200.4

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 15 2019 Akron Zips Football AKRON Overall Individual Statistics (FINAL STATISTICS) 2019 AKRON FOOTBALL INDIVIDUALAll STATS games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g SMIGEL, Cory - 5-6 8-8 - - - - - 23 NELSON, Kato 10 389 121 1820 1941 194.1 SCIPPIO, Timothy 3 ------18 GIBSON, Zach 4 95 -72 425 353 88.2 STEWART, Nate 3 - - - - 1-1 - - 18 LEE, Brandon 12 61 179 0 179 14.9 WOLFLEY, Maverick 2 ------12 HAYES-PATRICK, Pet 6 41 138 0 138 23.0 HICKS, Julian 2 ------12 BURTON, Michiah 11 38 117 0 117 10.6 FITSCHEN, Jerry - 2-6 5-6 - - - - - 11 SANDS, Deltron 6 35 91 0 91 15.2 BURKHART, Dustin 1 ------6 KELLEY, Robbie 8 35 -5 75 70 8.8 SANDS, Deltron 1 ------6 REESE,DECAVILON 2 10 43 0 43 21.5 BURTON, Michiah 1 ------6 DeSHIELDS, T.J. 3 10 4 22 26 8.7 LAKO, John 1 ------6 MATHISON, Michael 10 2 10 0 10 1.0 JUNK, Brandon 1 ------6 KNIGHT, Jeremiah 12 1 3 0 3 0.2 GIBSON, Zach - - - - 1 - - - 2 WOLFLEY, Maverick 7 1 2 0 2 0.3 Total 15 7-12 13-14 - 1 1-1 - - 126 HICKS, Julian 11 1 1 0 1 0.1 Opponents 56 14-20 55-55 - 1 1-1 - - 435 BURKHART, Dustin 4 1 1 0 1 0.2 TEAM 6 4 -57 0 -57 -9.5 Total 12 725 576 2342 2918 243.2 Opponents 12 871 2562 2405 4967 413.9

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk FITSCHEN, Jerry 2-6 33.3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-4 0-0 42 0 WIELAND, Jonah 79 2980 37.7 59 1 28 13 5 0 SMIGEL,CORY 5-6 83.3 0-0 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-0 35 0 NELSON, Kato 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 80 2980 37.2 59 1 28 13 5 0 FG Sequence AKRON Opponents Opponents 49 1964 40.1 66 4 13 18 9 0 Illinois (42),43 30 UAB 35 28,(39),37 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Central Michigan (40) (24),(43),(35) FITSCHEN, Jerry 30 1711 57.0 13 1 TROY - - SMIGEL, Cory 1 12 12.0 0 0 Massachusetts - (30),(38),(34) Total 31 1723 55.6 13 1 14.9 37.9 27 Kent State 46,(24) (36),(43),(45),(43) Opponents 81 4790 59.1 31 2 21.5 39.0 26 BUFFALO 45,33 48,36 Northern Illinois - - Bowling Green (35),(35) - EASTERN MICHIGAN - - MIAMI (33) (44),41,(23) OHIO (25) (40)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 16 2019 Akron Zips Football 2019 AKRON FOOTBALLAKRON OverallINDIVIDUAL Individual STATS Statistics (FINAL STATISTICS) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g KNIGHT, Jeremi 12 3 430 44 356 0 833 69.4 MATHISON, Mic 10 10 243 0 435 0 688 68.8 STEWART, Nat 12 0 529 1 0 0 530 44.2 BURKHART, Du 4 1 320 0 0 0 321 80.2 LEE, Brandon 12 179 113 0 0 0 292 24.3 HICKS, Julian 11 1 212 0 17 0 230 20.9 SCIPPIO, Timot 11 0 221 0 0 0 221 20.1 BURTON, Michi 11 117 37 0 15 0 169 15.4 HAYES-PATRIC 6 138 18 0 0 0 156 26.0 NELSON, Kato 10 121 0 0 0 0 121 12.1 SANDS, Deltron 6 91 27 0 0 0 118 19.7 WILLIAMS, Andr 4 0 96 0 0 0 96 24.0 WOLFLEY, Mav 7 2 68 0 0 0 70 10.0 LAKO, John 12 0 0 0 0 64 64 5.3 REESE,DECAVI 2 43 4 0 0 0 47 23.5 FEATHERSTON 8 0 0 0 0 40 40 5.0 GILCHRIST, Tyl 9 0 0 0 20 0 20 2.2 LONG, Darryl 11 0 15 0 0 0 15 1.4 DAVIS, Alvin 11 0 0 15 0 0 15 1.4 RILEY, Jordyn 11 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.4 MACK,KYSHAD 2 0 0 0 13 0 13 6.5 JOHNS, Nick 8 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.8 JUNK, Brandon 7 0 3 0 3 0 6 0.9 DeSHIELDS, T.J 3 4 0 0 0 0 4 1.3 GLOVER, DeMa 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 KELLEY, Robbie 8 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.6 TEAM 6 -57 0 0 0 0 -57 -9.5 GIBSON, Zach 4 -72 0 0 0 0 -72 -18.0 Total 12 576 2342 60 859 120 3957 329.8 Opponents 12 2562 2405 129 223 318 5637 469.8

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 17 2019 Akron Zips Football AKRON Overall Defensive Statistics (FINAL STATISTICS) All games DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 40 LAKO, John 12-12 60 78 138 9.5-25 1.0-8 1-64 2 2 1-25 . . . 27 ARSLANIAN, Bubba 12-7 51 74 125 4.0-19 2.0-14 . 2 1 . 1 . . 1 DAVIS, Alvin 11-11 41 38 79 5.0-8 . . 2 1 . . . . 8 WARD, Josh 12-12 17 32 49 4.0-14 2.5-12 . 1 2 . . 1 . 44 MEEKS, Dylan 11-11 14 33 47 1.0-3 0.5-2 . 1 . . 1 . . 18 COCHRAN, Randy 11-10 32 9 41 2.0-3 . . 5 . . 1 . . 2 FEATHERSTONE, Sha 8-8 15 26 41 0.5-1 . 1-40 1 . . . . . 11 JEST, Davon'te 10-10 17 23 40 4.0-18 1.0-10 . . 2 1-0 1 . . 29 HOOKS, Jalen 12-6 22 13 35 1.0-3 0.5-2 . 2 2 . . . . 31 WATTS, A.J. 12-7 19 14 33 2.5-7 . . 6 . 1-0 1 . . 6D RILEY, Jordyn 11-7 20 7 27 1.0-2 . 1-15 5 . . . . . 99 BENTLEY, Eric 10-4 8 18 26 2.5-4 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 5F SCOTT, Michael 12-3 13 11 24 2.0-8 . . 1 1 . 2 . . 3 GLOVER, DeMarkus 11-4 11 12 23 . . 1-1 1 1 1--1 . . . 91 CROSS, Jaquize 12-9 9 14 23 1.5-7 1.5-7 . . 1 . . . . 94 MITCHELL, John 12-1 14 8 22 2.0-8 1.0-6 ...... 7D RICHARDSON, Julian 11-0 12 8 20 3.0-2 ...... 79 JEAN-BAPTISTE, And 12-0 11 9 20 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 24 DARANIJO, Adetutu 5-3 10 5 15 ...... 34 LLOYD, DeMarcus 8-0 4 6 10 1.0-2 ...... 21 CORNER, Reggie 3-2 8 2 10 ...... 90 WILSON, Bryce 8-0 8 1 9 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . . 37 COOPER, Jerome 12-0 6 1 7 ...... 22 BISCHOF, Brandon 12-0 3 4 7 ...... 4D JACOBS, Zaire 3-0 4 1 5 ...... 67 HAWKINS, Logan 10-1 3 2 5 ...... 32 KING,JAMES 5-0 4 . 4 1.0-2 ...... 28 DIXON, Jaquavis 9-0 2 2 4 ...... 25 GILCHRIST, Tyler 9-0 1 3 4 0.5-4 ...... 1D LAWSON, Quevan 4-0 1 2 3 0.5-0 ...... 9 WATTS, Demetrick 2-1 2 1 3 ...... 2D McDONALD, Tyson 2-1 2 1 3 ...... 52 DiLAURO, Zach 3-0 1 1 2 ...... 23 BLUNT, Gavin 12-0 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 16 SAMPSON, Justin 8-0 1 1 2 . . . 1 1 . . . . 6 JOHNS, Nick 8-5 2 . 2 ...... 1Q NELSON, Kato 10-10 2 . 2 ...... 3F SWANSON, K. 3-0 1 1 2 ...... TM TEAM 6-0 2 . 2 ...... 80 McGRIFF, M.J. 8-0 1 1 2 ...... 55 THOMAS,COREY 3-1 1 1 2 . . 1-0 ...... 5 STEWART, Nate 12-7 . 2 2 ...... 2X WALLS, Kevin 1-1 1 . 1 ...... 47 FITSCHEN, Jerry 12-0 1 . 1 ...... 17 HICKS, Julian 11-9 1 . 1 ...... 86 MATHISON, Michael 10-5 . 1 1 0.5-4 ...... 7 LEE, Brandon 12-6 1 . 1 ...... 26 WOLFLEY, Maverick 7-5 1 . 1 ...... 60 RAMICONE,DEAN 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 39 BURTON, Michiah 11-0 1 . 1 ...... 88 SCIPPIO, Timothy 11-5 1 . 1 ...... 77 GRAY, Xavior 4-2 1 . 1 ...... Total 12 465 467 932 51-147 10-61 5-120 31 14 6-24 9 1 . Opponents 12 350 324 674 109-472 57-314 14-318 38 28 12-37 10 . . 2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 18 PLAYER PARTICIPATION 2019 CAREER NO. PLAYER GP-GS GP-GS ILL UAB CMU TROY UMASS KSU BUFF NIU BGSU EMU MIAMI OHIO 27 ARSLANIAN, Bubba 12-7 24-8 XXX LB LB XXX XXX LB XXX XXX LB LB LB LB 99 BENTLEY, Eric # 10-4 10-4 NT DT DT XXX DT XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX 22 BISCHOF, Brandon 12-0 24-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 23 BLUNT, Gavin # 12-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 59 BROWN, Trevor 10-10 41-37 ... LT LT LT LT LT LT LT ... RT RT LT 51 BURKES, Tiger $ 1-0 1-0 ...... XXX ...... 39 BURTON, Michiah $ 11-0 11-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 18 COCHRAN, Randy $ 11-10 11-10 N N N N N N ... XXX S N N N 61 COFFMAN, Peyton 2-0 ...... 37 COOPER, Jerome 12-0 22-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 72 CORNE, Hunter 12-12 24-24 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 21 CORNER, Reggie # 3-2 3-2 XXX ...... S S ...... 6G COUNCIL, Brandon 12-12 25-24 LG LG LG LG C C RT LG LT LG LG RT 91 CROSS, Jaquize 12-9 12-9 XXX XXX XXX DT DE DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 24 DARANIJO, Adetutu $ 5-3 5-3 S S ...... XXX XXX S 1 DAVIS, Alvin 11-11 48-41 ... CB S CB CB S S S S S S S 8 DeSHIELDS, T.J. # 3-0 3-0 ...... XXX ...... XXX XXX ...... 52 DiLAURO, Zach # 3-0 4-0 XXX XXX XXX ...... 28 DIXON, Jaquavis 9-0 10-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX 2 FEATHERSTONE, Shawn 8-8 35-13 S S S S S S S S ...... 47 FITSCHEN, Jerry 12-0 25-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 62 FONTE, Vincent 1-0 ...... 74 FORMAN, Landon 9-8 9-8 RT RT RT RT RT RT ... RT RT ...... XXX 15 GIBSON, Zach $ 4-2 4-2 ...... XXX ... QB QB ...... XXX 25 GILCHRIST, Tyler 9-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX ... XXX XXX 3 GLOVER, DeMarkus 11-4 29-4 XXX XXX XXX LB LB ... LB LB XXX XXX XXX XXX 77 GRAY, Xavior $ 4-2 4-2 ...... XXX ...... XXX LT LT ... 8F GRIFFIN, Taylor $ 3-0 3-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX 25 HAYES-PATRICK, Peter $ 6-3 6-3 ...... XXX XXX XXX RB RB RB 67 HAWKINS, Logan 10-1 12-1 DT XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 17 HICKS, Julian 11-9 11-9 ... XXX XXX WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 9Q HODGSON, Drew 1-0 ...... 29 HOOKS, Jalen 12-6 24-6 CB XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX CB CB CB CB CB XXX 79 JEAN-BAPTISTE, Andy 12-0 14-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 1F JEST, Davon’te 10-10 22-11 ... NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT ... NT 6 JOHNS, Nick 8-5 28-5 XXX XXX ...... XXX TE TE TE TE TE 83 JONES, De’von 22-0 ...... 45 JUNK, Brandon 7-1 41-6 ... XXX XXX XXX TE XXX XXX ... XXX ...... 76 KALLAY, Rich 11-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 10 KELLEY, Robbie 8-0 33-11 * XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ...... XXX 32 KING, James 5-0 13-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 82 KNIGHT, Jeremiah 12-6 22-8 WR WR XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX WR WR WR WR 40 LAKO, John 12-12 50-25 LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB 35 LASTER, Sammy 2-0 4-0 ... XXX ... XXX ...... 1D LAWSON, Quevan $ 4-0 4-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 7 LEE, Brandon 12-6 12-6 XXX RB XXX RB RB RB XXX RB RB XXX XXX XXX 34 LLOYD, DeMarcus 8-0 23-1 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX 13 LONG, Darryl 11-1 24-1 TE XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 15 LUBIN, Jeffrey ...... 54 LYONS, Cameron 12-0 24-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 43 MACK, Kyshad $ 2-0 2-0 ...... XXX XXX ...... 86 MATHISON, Michael $ 10-5 10-5 XXX XXX WR XXX WR WR WR XXX WR ...... XXX 80 McGRIFF, M.J. 8-0 11-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 44 MEEKS, Dylan 11-11 37-11 DE DE DE DE ... DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 94 MITCHELL, John 12-1 12-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX NT XXX 71 MULDOWNEY, Shawn 11-3 23-3 XXX XXX .... XXX XXX XXX LG XXX LG XXX XXX LG 73 MURPHY, Owen $ 1-0 1-0 ...... XXX 81 NAIM, Shawn $ 3-0 3-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX ...... 57 NEELEY, Jonathan 3-0 18-0 ... XXX XXX XXX ...... 1Q NELSON, Kato 10-10 31-26 QB QB QB QB QB QB ...... QB QB QB QB 53 PETERSEN, Bryce 12-12 24-24 C C C C LG LG C C C C C C 60 RAMICONE, Dean 2-0 3-0 ...... XXX ...... XXX ... 12 RAMART, Alex 6-1 ...... 20 REESE, Decavilon 2-1 2-1 ...... XXX RB ...... 7D RICHARDSON, Julian $ 11-0 11-0 XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 6D RILEY, Jordyn 11-7 14-7 XXX CB CB CB CB CB XXX XXX XXX CB ... CB 36 ROMENICK, Kyle $ 1-0 1-0 XXX ...... 78 SAMPLE, Austin 10-1 18-1 LT XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 16 SAMPSON, Justin 8-0 32-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX ...... XXX 4 SANDS, Deltron 6-1 26-2 RB XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 88 SCIPPIO, Timothy 11-5 16-5 XXX WR WR ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX WR WR WR 5F SCOTT, Michael 12-3 12-3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX LB LB LB XXX XXX XXX 84 SHOLTY, Kenyon $ 1-0 1-0 ...... XXX 41 SMIGEL, Cory # 9-0 9-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX 95 SMITH, Brendan $ 4-0 4-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 5 STEWART, Nate 12-7 30-16 XXX WR WR WR WR WR WR WR XXX XXX XXX XXX 92 STUHLDREER, Michael 2-0 3-0 XXX ...... XXX ...... 55 THOMAS, Corey, Jr. $ 3-1 3-1 ...... XXX XXX S ... 30 URAN, Jarred $ 4-0 4-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX 8 WARD, Josh 12-12 50-24 LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB 31 WATTS, A.J. $ 12-7 12-7 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 9 WATTS, Demetrick 2-1 2-1 LB ... XXX ...... 38 WIELAND, Jonah 12-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 90 WILSON, Bryce $ 8-0 8-0 XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX 26 WOLFLEY, Maverick 7-5 19-6 TE XXX XXX TE ... TE TE TE ......

XXX – Played POS – Position Started ... – Did Not Play # – Redshirt Freshman $ – True Freshman * includes participation from other D-I schools 2020 AKRON FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 19 2019 STARTING LINE-UPS OFFENSE (PRO STYLE) Game QB RB X-WR Z-WR H-WR TE LT LG C RG RT at Illinois Nelson Sands Long (TE) Burkhart Knight Wolfley Sample Council Petersen Corne Forman UAB Nelson Lee Stewart Burkhart Knight Scippio (WR) Brown Council Petersen Corne Forman at CMU Nelson Williams (WR) Stewart Burkhart Mathison Scippio (WR) Brown Council Petersen Corne Forman TROY Nelson Lee Stewart Williams Hicks Wolfley Brown Council Petersen Corne Forman at UMass Nelson Lee Stewart Mathison Hicks Junk Brown Petersen Council Corne Forman KENT STATE Nelson Lee Stewart Mathison Hicks Wolfley Brown Petersen Council Corne Forman BUFFALO Gibson Reese Stewart Mathison Hicks Wolfley Brown Muldowney Petersen Corne Council at NIU Gibson Lee Stewart Johns (TE) Hicks Wolfley Brown Council Petersen Corne Forman at BGSU Nelson Lee Knight Mathison Hicks Johns Council Muldowney Petersen Corne Forman EMU Nelson Hayes-Patrick Knight Scippio Hicks Johns Gray Council Petersen Corne Brown at Miami Nelson Hayes-Patrick Knight Scippio Hicks Johns Gray Council Petersen Corne Brown OHIO Nelson Hayes-Patrick Knight Scippio Hicks Johns Brown Muldowney Petersen Corne Council

DEFENSE (Multiple) Game DE NT DT OLB ILB ILB NICKEL CB SS FS CB at Illinois Meeks Bentley Hawkins Ward Lako D. Watts Cochran Hooks Daranijo Featherstone McDonald UAB Meeks Jest Bentley Ward Lako Arslanian Cochran Riley Daranijo Featherstone Davis at CMU Meeks Jest Bentley Ward Lako Arslanian Cochran Riley Davis Featherstone McDonald TROY Meeks Jest Cross Ward Lako Glover Cochran Riley Corner Featherstone Davis at UMass Cross Jest Bentley Ward Lako Glover Cochran Riley Corner Featherstone Davis KENT STATE Meeks Jest Cross Ward Lako Arslanian Cochran Riley Davis Featherstone A.J. Watts BUFFALO Meeks Jest Cross Ward Lako Glover Scott (LB) Hooks Davis Featherstone A.J. Watts at NIU Meeks Jest Cross Ward Lako Glover Scott (LB) Hooks Davis Featherstone A.J. Watts at BGSU Meeks Jest Cross Ward Lako Arslanian Scott (LB) Hooks Davis Cochran A.J. Watts EMU Meeks Jest Cross Ward Lako Arslanian Cochran Hooks Davis Riley A.J. Watts at Miami Meeks Mitchell Cross Ward Lako Arslanian Cochran Hooks Davis Thomas A.J. Watts OHIO Meeks Jest Cross Ward Lako Arslanian Cochran Riley Davis Daranijo A.J. Watts AKRON STATISTICAL LEADERS Game Rushing (Att.-Yds.TD) Passing (C-A-I-Y-TD) Receiving (Att.-Yds.-TD) Tackles (S-A-T) at Illinois Deltron Sands (14-47-0) Kato Nelson (10-24-1-122-0) Nate Stewart (5-79-0) Bubba Arslanian (6-5-11) UAB Kato Nelson (13-31-0) Kato Nelson (25-44-0-359-2) Dustin Burkhart (8-217-0) John Lako (3-11-14) at CMU Kato Nelson (16-33-0) Kato Nelson (26-42-1-241-3) Nate Stewart (5-78-1) John Lako (8-3-11) TROY Brandon Lee (6-38-0) Kato Nelson (15-29-0-200-1) Michael Mathison (5-23-0) Alvin Davis (12-5-17) at UMass Michiah Burton (8-25-1) Kato Nelson (13-17-1-141-2) Michael Mathison (6-72-0) John Lako (6-7-13) KENT STATE Kato Nelson (14-64-0) Kato Nelson (17-28-0-202) Nate Stewart (4-71-0) Bubba Arslanian (6-9-15) BUFFALO Decavilon Reese (8-37-0) Zach Gibson (22-39-1-139-0) Julian Hicks (9-51-0) John Lako (7-7-14) at NIU Brandon Lee (10-76-0) Zach Gibson (4-15-1-36-0) Julian Hicks (3-22-0) John Lako (8-7-15) at BGSU Peter Hayes-Patrick (4-23-0) Kato Nelson (9-24-2-60-0) Nate Stewart (3-26-0) Bubba Arslanian (10-9-19) EMU Peter Hayes-Patrick (13-43-0) Kato Nelson (20-33-1-288-2) Julian Hicks (7-41-1) Randy Cochran (8-2-10) Bubba Arslanian (2-8-10) at Miami Peter Hayes-Patrick (6-17-0) Kato Nelson (15-25-0-197-1) Julian Hicks (5-40-0) John Lako (6-8-14) OHIO Peter Hayes-Patrick (14-42-0) Kato Nelson (1-14-0-10-0) Jeremiah Knight (2-22-0) Adetutu Daranijo (8-2-10) Bubba Arslanian (2-8-10) 2019 AKRON FOOTBALL RESULTS Date Opponent W/L Score Overall MAC Time Attendance Sat., Aug. 31 at Illinois [BTN] L 3-42 0-1 3:14 30,654 Sat., Sept. 7 UAB [CBS-SN] L 20-31 0-2 3:28 18,972 Sat., Sept. 14 *at Central Michigan [ESPN+] L 24-45 0-3 0-1 3:38 18,641 Sat., Sept. 21 TROY [ESPN+] L 7-35 0-4 0-1 2:57 16,954 Sat., Sept. 28 at Massachusetts [FloFB] L 29-37 0-5 0-1 3:16 7,284 Sat., Oct. 12 *KENT STATE [ESPN3] L 3-26 0-6 0-2 3:05 22,692 Sat., Oct. 19 *BUFFALO [ESPN3] L 0-21 0-7 0-3 2:57 16,909 Sat., Oct. 26 *at Northern Illinois [ESPN3] L 0-49 0-8 0-4 2:48 9,027 Sat., Nov. 2 *at Bowling Green [ESPN+] L 6-35 0-9 0-5 3:13 12,113 Tues., Nov. 12 *EASTERN MICHIGAN [ESPNews] L 14-42 0-10 0-6 3:05 10,811 Wed., Nov. 20 *at Miami (Ohio) [ESPNU] L 17-20 0-11 0-7 3:03 22,921 Tues., Nov. 26 *OHIO [ESPN+] L 3-52 0-2 0-8 3:05 21,414

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