| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #10 Ben Finley (QB) | SR (0) | 6'3"/200 | 211/387 (55%), 2581 Yds, 16 TD / 9 INT | 80 Car, 51 Yds, (0.6 YPC), 0 TD, 5 FUM | B- | D | #97 | 674 (77%) | 0.83 | CAL ('24) |
| #9 Michael Johnson Jr. (QB) | GR (0) | 6'3"/213 | 2/3 (67%), 31 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 4 Car, -8 Yds, (-2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | F | 12 (0.6%) | 0.89 | SYR ('25) | |
| #6 Brayden Roggow (QB) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/195 | 1/2 (50%), 9 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | 5 (1%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Cibastian Broughton (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/175 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #24 Marquese Williams (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'9"/180 | 6 Car, 13 Yds, (2.2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | C+ | #447 | 12 (2%) | 0.85 | MINN ('24) |
| #13 Sean Patrick (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/170 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #5 Israel Polk (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/170 | 24 Rec, 201 Yds, (8.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | F | #734 | 363 (31%) | 0.86 | PITT ('24) |
| #6 Tim Grear Jr. (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'0"/180 | 4 Rec, 46 Yds, (11.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | A- | #753 | 90 (4.8%) | 0.83 | FRES ('25) |
| #11 Kyan Mason (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'9"/145 | 1 Rec, 28 Yds, (28 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C+ | #669 | 25 (2%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #16 Paul Davis (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/200 | 1 Rec, 2 Yds, (2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | A+ | #940 | 102 (9%) | 0 | NA |
| #80 Mehki Flowers (WR) | JR (0) | 6'0"/186 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | 0.93 | PSU ('25) | ||
| #1 Myles Walker (WR) | SR (0) | 5'9"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | F | 21 (2%) | 0.8 | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #27 Cameron Monteiro (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | F | 12 (0.6%) | 0.87 | PITT ('25) | |
| #17 Brandon Hills (WR) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/164 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | 0.82 | WSU ('25) | ||
| #7 Alex Adams (WR) | SR ('0) | 6'1"/190 | 0 | 0.86 | LSU ('22) | |||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #88 Jake Newell (TE) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/240 | 35 Rec, 254 Yds, (7.3 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | F | D+ | 540 (71%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #85 Connor Cravaack (TE) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/235 | 13 Rec, 147 Yds, (11.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | D+ | B+ | 215 (28%) | 0.81 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #87 Max Whisner (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'4"/250 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | B- | 4 (1%) | 0.86 | MIZ ('24) | ||
| #83 Khalil Witherspoon (TE) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/195 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #75 Dayne Shor (T) | SR (0) | 6'5"/315 | 194 (25%) | F | D (36%) | D (64%) | 0.83 | CONN ('24) | ||
| #70 Darrell Johnson Jr. (T) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/300 | 12 (1.2%) | C- | B (75%) | F (25%) | 0.82 | WKU ('25) | ||
| #56 Keylen Davis (G) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/300 | 643 (77%) | D+ | D+ (35%) | C (65%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #57 Delvin Morris (G) | JR ('2) | 6'3"/275 | 560 (67%) | D | D (38%) | C- (63%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #71 AJ George (G) | JR ('1) | 6'6"/305 | 36 (4%) | D+ | D+ (67%) | C+ (33%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #67 Amarie Archer (G) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/305 | 15 (1.2%) | B | A- (60%) | A- (40%) | 0.82 | ECU ('25) | ||
| #62 Max Mobley (C) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/290 | 16 (2%) | D | D+ (81%) | D+ (19%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #00 Kenneth McManus (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/290 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Jaiden Brown-Demery (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/345 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #73 Jonas Mann (OL) | JR ('1) | 6'7"/315 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('23) | ||||||
| #72 Colin Lyons (OL) | SR ('0) | 6'3"/295 | 0.79 | 2* HS ('21) | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #22 Kam Cheatom (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/235 | 9 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (62%) | D (28%) | C- (10%) | 183 (21%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #41 Bruno Dall (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'7"/250 | 9 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (56%) | D (37%) | C- (6%) | 339 (38%) | 0.81 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #99 Cyrus Durham (DE) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/235 | C- (40%) | B- (60%) | 15 (1.2%) | 0.84 | ARIZ ('25) | |||
| #16 Dahvon Frazier (DE) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/215 | C (100%) | 2 (0%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #50 Jahvon Frazier (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/220 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Marshon Gregory-Bey (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/230 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #54 Kiawan Murphy (DT) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/315 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (59%) | D+ (41%) | 162 (18%) | 0 | NA | |
| #90 Dimitri Madden (DT) | SR (0) | 6'3"/290 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (55%) | B- (45%) | 99 (11%) | 0.82 | UTEP ('24) | |
| #55 Ronald Hull (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/310 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D (63%) | C- (37%) | 27 (3%) | 0 | NA | |
| SO ('2) | 6'3"/245 | 0 | 0 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #57 Elijah Davis (DL) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/280 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Vann Kavals (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/240 | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #32 Gage Summers (LB) | SR (0) | 6'0"/235 | 35 Tac, 18 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ (49%) | B (8%) | B- (43%) | 157 (27%) | 0 | NA |
| #42 Melvin Spriggs (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/215 | 18 Tac, 9 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (57%) | B- (4%) | F (38%) | 115 (20%) | 0 | NA |
| #8 Rich Benenge (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/215 | 11 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (57%) | D+ (6%) | C (37%) | 63 (11%) | 0 | NA |
| #7 Shammond Cooper (LB) | GR (0) | 6'2"/220 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (59%) | C- (4%) | B+ (38%) | 56 (10%) | 0.9 | ILL ('23) |
| #43 Austin Wondolowski (LB) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/195 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0 | NA | |||
| #25 Jason Hocker (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/245 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #00 Devin Reeves (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/210 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Gavin James (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/215 | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #11 Elijah Reed (CB) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/190 | 32 Tac, 13 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (50%) | B- (2%) | B (48%) | 363 (36%) | 0.85 | UK ('24) |
| #26 Aman Greenwood (CB) | SR (0) | 5'10"/200 | 20 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (48%) | B (6%) | B+ (46%) | 268 (26%) | 0.85 | SYR ('24) |
| #21 Catrell White (CB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/180 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D (51%) | C- (1%) | C- (48%) | 156 (15%) | 0 | NA |
| #17 Malcom DeWalt IV (CB) | SR (0) | 6'2"/200 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (55%) | A- (1%) | B (44%) | 185 (18%) | 0 | NA |
| #12 Iesa Jarmon (CB) | SR (0) | 6'0"/185 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (67%) | C- (33%) | 49 (5%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('21) | |
| SO (0) | 5'11"/195 | B- (67%) | C- (33%) | 49 (5%) | 0 | 3* HS ('23) | ||||
| #4 Justin Anderson (S) | SR (0) | 6'0"/200 | 42 Tac, 29 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (49%) | D (4%) | D+ (47%) | 370 (37%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('20) |
| #2 Daymon David (S) | SR (0) | 6'0"/190 | 10 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D (43%) | F (57%) | 72 (7%) | 0.85 | ORE ('24) | |
| #13 Rodrick Hunter (S) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/190 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (76%) | C- (24%) | 34 (3%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #18 DiMarco Johnson (S) | SR (0) | 6'0"/220 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D (64%) | C- (6%) | F (30%) | 33 (3%) | 0.8 | 3* HS ('20) |
| #00 Tairan Davis (S) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/170 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #21 Jamari Somerville (S) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/188 | 0 | 0.74 | JMU ('25) | |||||
| #27 Keyveon Johnson (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/175 | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #99 Owen Wiley (K) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/180 | 0 | NA | ||||||
| #99 Adam Samaha (K) | JR ('1) | 5'11"/195 | 0.79 | UNC ('25) | ||||||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #95 Joseph Castle (P) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/210 | 0 | NA |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 436, #119 in CFB. 0.83 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 3.03%
Breakdown - Offense: 191.18 (30) Defense: 154.76 (33) ST: 4.74 (3)
66 Total players, 21 from Transfer Portal. 21% of roster is from the Portal.
15 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 15% of roster is from this years Portal, 22 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 2 very good players, 10 good players, 37 JAGS, 2 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2135 (27%), JR: 2896 (37%), SR: 2773 (35%), GR: 82 (1%)
34 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (78.6%), Prod: (93%) Ben Finley returns, their starting QB from last year. Michael Johnson Jr. was brought in via the Portal.
RB Exp: (2%), Prod: (5%) Akron lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
Akron lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (25%), Prod: (24%) OL Experience: T: (13%): G: (75%): C: (2%):
Akron OL: 2 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (30%) DT: (16%)
LB Experience: (23%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (53%) S: (25%)
Kicker Experience: (14%), Punter: (15%)
Return Experience - QB 78.6%, Skill Players 26%, Off Line 30%, Front Seven 23%, Secondary 39% | Offense 35% - Defense 29%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 93%, Rush Yds: 5%, Rec Yds: 24%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 28%, Sacks: 22%, QB Hurries: 28%, TFLs: 27%, Pass Def: 39%, INTs: 67%