NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Brayden Roggow SO | 6'4"/195 | 11/17 (65%), 91 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 10 Yds, (3.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | B- | 37 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #7 Reese Poffenbarger GR | 6'0"/210 | 5/7 (71%), 36 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 4 Car, 20 Yds, (5 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | D+ | C+ | 34 (3%) | UNT ('26) | ||
| #3 Cibastian Broughton SO | 5'11"/175 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 6 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #18 Johnny Brookhart JR | 5'11"/195 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Semaj Beals FR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Jordan Gant SR | 5'10"/205 | 213 Car, 1032 Yds, (4.8 YPC), 6 TD, 1 FUM | 9 Rec, 48 Yds, (5.3 YPR), 1 TD | A | D+ | #31 | 614 (67%) | TNST ('25) | |
| #13 Sean Patrick SO | 5'11"/170 | 69 Car, 274 Yds, (4 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 11 Rec, 136 Yds, (12.4 YPR), 0 TD | B- | A- | #594 | 212 (23%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #24 Marquese Williams JR | 5'9"/180 | 21 Car, 86 Yds, (4.1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 12 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD | B- | D | #509 | 52 (6%) | MINN ('24) | |
| #26 Taven Curry SR | 6'0"/210 | 9 Car, 54 Yds, (6 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B | C | #401 | 17 (2%) | ULM ('25) | |
| #34 Cam Macon SR | 5'11"/210 | 6 Car, 25 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | F | C | 15 (2%) | NA | ||
| #28 Luke Reed SO | 5'10"/185 | 1 Car, 4 Yds, (4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD | C- | B+ | 6 (1%) | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Marcel Williams SO | 5'11"/185 | 45 Rec, 641 Yds, (14.2 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | C+ | #114 | 558 (47%) | MRSH ('25) | |
| #88 Miles Burris JR | 6'2"/200 | 14 Rec, 134 Yds, (9.6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B+ | #701 | 352 (22.5%) | CHAR ('26) | |
| #11 Kyan Mason SO | 5'9"/145 | 33 Rec, 481 Yds, (14.6 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -1 Yds, 0 TD | A | C- | #197 | 320 (27%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #12 Cameron Monteiro SO | 6'1"/180 | 8 Rec, 109 Yds, (13.6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D+ | #540 | 244 (21%) | PITT ('25) | |
| #4 Tim Grear Jr. GR | 6'0"/180 | 14 Rec, 178 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B- | #442 | 237 (20%) | FRES ('25) | |
| #9 Jean Louis III JR | 5'8"/185 | 6 Rec, 85 Yds, (14.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C- | #714 | 158 (13%) | NA | |
| #8 Brandon Hills JR | 5'10"/164 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B | #926 | 22 (2%) | WSU ('25) | |
| #81 Luke Sivon SO | 6'0"/0 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B- | 12 (1%) | NA | ||
| #82 Troy Hazuda SO | 6'0"/0 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #32 Dominic Monz SO | 5'7"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | NA |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #85 Conner Cravaack JR | 6'4"/245 | 18 Rec, 147 Yds, (8.2 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | B | C | 522 (68%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #88 Jake Newell SR | 6'4"/240 | 4 Rec, 14 Yds, (3.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | C+ | C | 251 (32%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #84 Wyatt Hook SO | 6'6"/258 | MSU ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #50 Allen Jones Jr. (T) SR | 6'4"/310 | B | A- | B | 352 (39%) | WES ('25) | |
| #73 Jonas Mann (T) JR | 6'7"/315 | B- | C+ | B+ | 15 (2%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #60 Jeremiah Ndaiga (T) SO | 6'4"/280 | C- | C- | B- | 5 (1%) | NA | |
| #53 Kenneth McManus (G) SO | 6'2"/0 | B | B+ | C | 505 (55%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #55 Amarie Archer (G) GR | 6'3"/300 | B- | B | C- | 421 (46%) | ECU ('25) | |
| #55 Carlos Slayden (G) SR | 6'3"/300 | D | C- | D+ | 147 (14.4%) | USM ('26) | |
| #58 Alex Fox (G) SR | 6'3"/300 | B+ | B+ | B | 10 (1%) | NA | |
| #79 Nick Stopiak (G) SR | 6'6"/290 | C+ | B- | B | 4 (0%) | NA | |
| #76 Jacob Kumfert (G) SR | 6'5"/320 | C+ | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | ||
| #68 Jonathan Gould (G) SO | 6'5"/0 | NA | |||||
| #62 Max Mobley (C) JR | 6'2"/290 | A- | A- | B+ | 12 (1%) | NA | |
| #00 Lorvens Barthelemy (IOL) FR | 6'4"/325 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Elzea Rollins (IOL) FR | 6'2"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #75 Dayne Shor (OL) SR | 6'5"/315 | CONN ('24) | |||||
| #49 Jacob Dennis (LS) GR | 6'0"/205 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Dahvon Frazier (DE) SO | 6'2"/215 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | C- | 191 (31%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #50 Jahvon Frazier (DE) SO | 6'3"/220 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B- | C+ | 101 (17%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #22 Kam Cheatom (DE) JR | 6'3"/235 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | C+ | 39 (6%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #96 Chase Brown (DE) SR | 6'2"/226 | C+ | C- | C+ | 15 (2%) | NA | |||
| #94 CJ Murphy (DE) SR | 6'2"/240 | 4 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | B | 11 (2%) | NA | |
| #92 Israel Duncan (DE) SR | 6'2"/0 | F | C- | 8 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #95 Vann Kavals (DE) SO | 6'5"/0 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #5 Ronald Hull (DT) JR | 6'2"/310 | 20 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | C- | 553 (91%) | NA | |
| #97 Jon'Trell Mixon (DT) JR | 6'4"/260 | 9 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | C+ | 170 (28%) | NA | |
| #91 Nehemiah Musika (DT) SR | 6'1"/0 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D+ | 82 (13%) | NA | ||
| #80 Eddie Vega (DT) SR | 6'3"/0 | C | C | 3 (0%) | NA | ||||
| #57 Elijah Davis (DT) SO | 6'1"/280 | C+ | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #92 Tristen Graham (DL) JR | 6'3"/245 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #99 Jaiden Brown-Demery (DL) SO | 6'4"/0 | 3* HS ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Jason Hocker SO | 6'0"/245 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B+ | D | 40 (11%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #18 Dwight Nunoo GR | 6'1"/230 | 6 Tac, 0 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A+ | D+ | 33 (6.75%) | FIU ('26) | |
| #35 Danny Nittoli SO | 6'0"/205 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 2 (1%) | NA | ||
| #45 Devin Reeves SO | 6'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Daunte Curtis FR | 6'1"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #31 Gavin James SO | 6'0"/0 | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Aamii Branch (CB) JR | 5'10"/0 | 19 Tac, 11 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | D+ | 294 (34%) | NA | |
| #15 Terence Thomas (CB) SR | 5'9"/200 | 18 Tac, 10 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C+ | A- | 144 (17%) | NA | |
| #26 Shamar McNeil (CB) JR | 6'3"/176 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | 27 (2.25%) | MIZ ('26) | ||
| #25 Zach Hobson (CB) GR | 6'3"/193 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | 17 (1.5%) | ODU ('26) | ||
| #14 Khory Moss (CB) SO | 5'11"/188 | C | A- | 14 (1.5%) | M-OH ('26) | ||||
| #21 Catrell White (CB) JR | 5'11"/180 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | 9 (1%) | NA | ||
| #27 Keyveon Johnson (CB) SO | 6'2"/175 | C | B- | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #31 Dawayne Galloway Jr. (CB) SO | 6'1"/165 | WVU ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Savion Lewis (CB) FR | 5'11"/176 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #13 Rodrick Hunter (S) JR | 5'11"/190 | 28 Tac, 13 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B | B | 292 (31%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #20 Mehki Flowers (S) SR | 6'0"/186 | 42 Tac, 25 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | C+ | 286 (31%) | PSU ('25) | |
| #6 Jamari Somerville (S) JR | 5'11"/188 | 15 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | D | 146 (16%) | JMU ('25) | |
| #43 Austin Wondolowski (S) JR | 5'10"/195 | 12 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C+ | 10 (1%) | NA | |
| #29 Tairan Davis (S) SO | 5'11"/0 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | F | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #24 De'Javion Stepney (DB) GR | 6'0"/192 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #26 Aman Greenwood (DB) GR | 5'10"/200 | SYR ('24) | |||||||
| #12 Zayden Laing-Taylor (DB) JR | 5'11"/195 | 3* HS ('23) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #47 Matthew Schramm SO | 5'9"/170 | 11/12 (91.7%), Long 48 Yds | 11/11 | 44 Pts | B- | NA | ||
| #99 Owen Wiley JR | 6'0"/180 | 4/10 (40%), Long 39 Yds | 11/11 | 23 Pts | D | D | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #95 Joseph Castle SR | 6'2"/210 | 48, 2053 YDS (42.8 YPP), Long 68 YDS | 16 In 20, 5 TB | C+ | B+ | NA | |
| #47 Aidan Stire SO | 6'0"/193 | WVU ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 5, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 6, Portal Contributors: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 2, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 5, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 1 (1) - WR: 1 (3) - TE: 1 (1) -T: 0 (1) - G: 2 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 1 (1) - DE: 1 (1) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (1) - S: 0 (2)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (1) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 1 | JR: 2 | SO: 3 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 3 | JR: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 1 | JR: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 2 | JR: 0 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 3 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (8%), Prod: (4%) Akron lost their starting QB from last year. QB Reese Poffenbarger was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (100%), Prod: (91%) Akron returns Jordan Gant & Sean Patrick, their top two RB's from last year.
Akron returns leading WR Marcel Williams, but lost their #2 from last year.
WR Exp: (77%), Prod: (75%) OL Experience: T: (21%): G: (58%): C: (1%):
Akron OL: 2 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (30%) DT: (66%)
LB Experience: (6%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (29%) S: (40%)
Kicker Experience: (100%), Punter: (59%)
Return Experience - QB 8%, Skill Players 76%, Off Line 27%, Front Seven 34%, Secondary 35% | Offense 45% - Defense 34%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 4%, Rush Yds: 91%, Rec Yds: 75%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 26%, Sacks: 28%, QB Hurries: 16%, TFLs: 21%, Pass Def: 23%, INTs: 8%
Head Coach Joe Moorhead returns, OC Joe Moorhead is a new hire, DC Tim Tibesar returns
19 players play significant minutes, 12 on Offense, 7 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 406, #128 in CFB. 0.83 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 1.33%
Breakdown - Offense: 170.72 (39) Defense: 161.84 (37) ST: 6.4 (4)
80 Total players, 23 from Transfer Portal. 22.5% of roster is from the Portal.
16 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 15.7% of roster is from this years Portal, 19 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 1 very good players, 7 good players, 39 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 3 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2849 (29%), JR: 3677 (38%), SR: 2429 (25%), GR: 816 (8%)
22 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.