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Akron Athletics · 2026 football rosterUpdated 2026-09-18Loading saved plan
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0/25Your 2026 lineup assignments
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Roster pool · offense
Alphabetical examples · no depth ranking.
Published roster pool · position placement is illustrative
Academic class is reproduced from Akron Athletics. It does not establish remaining NCAA eligibility or scholarship status.
| Player | Pos. | Academic class | Ht / Wt | Hometown / previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 #1 Cyrus Durham | DL | R-Jr. | 6-3 / 245 | Atherton, Calif.St. Francis HS | College of San Mateo | Arizona |
 #1 Jordan Gant | RB | R-Sr. | 5-10 / 205 | Lakeland, Fla.Kathleen HS | Tennessee State |
 #2 Daymon David | S | Gr. | 6-0 / 210 | Baltimore, Md.Franklin HS | Oregon |
 #2 Marcel Williams | WR | R-So. | 5-11 / 200 | Hollywood, FlaBlanche Ely | Marshall |
 #3 Alex Branch | DB | R-Sr. | 6-0 / 190 | Twinsburg, OhioTwinsburgh HS | Kent State |
 #3 Kyan Mason | WR | R-So. | 5-9 / 155 | Cleveland, OhioSt. Edward HS |
 #4 Miles Burris | WR | Jr. | 6-3 / 205 | Jacksonville, Fla.Trinity Christian Academy | UNC Charlotte |
 #4 Zach Hobson | CB | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 195 | Dallas, TexasSouth Forsyth | Concord | West Virginia State | Old Dominion |
 #5 Ronald Hull | DL | Jr. | 6-2 / 300 | Washington D.C.Wise HS |
 #5 Titus Myers | WR | Jr. | 6-2 / 180 | Statesville, N.C.Statesville HS | Iowa Western | Old Dominion |
 #6 Brayden Roggow | QB | R-So. | 6-4 / 205 | Tiffin, OhioColumbian HS |
 #6 Jamari Somerville | S | R-Jr. | 5-11 / 195 | Indian Head, MdHenry E. Lackey HS | James Madison |
 #7 Jeremiah Jones | LB | Jr. | 6-0 / 235 | Kennesaw, Ga.North Cobb HS | Southwestern CC |
 #7 Reese Poffenbarger | QB | Gr. | 6-1 / 215 | Middletown, Md.Middletown HS | Old Dominion | Albany | Miami | North Texas |
 #8 Brandon Hills | WR | R-Jr. | 5-10 / 180 | Colorado Springs, Colo.Vista Ridge HS | Washington State |
 #8 Jon'Trell Mixon | DL | R-Jr. | 6-4 / 285 | Youngstown, OhioValley Christian |
 #9 Aamii Branch | DB | Jr. | 5-10 / 180 | Forney, TexasNorth Forney HS | Kilgore College |
 #9 Jean Louis III | WR | R-Jr. | 5-8 / 185 | Franklin, N.J.Canarsie |
 #10 Semaj Beals | QB | Fr. | 6-1 / 190 | Philadelphia, Pa.Roman Catholic HS |
 #11 Cibastian Broughton | QB | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 175 | Orange Park, Fla.Fleming Island High School |
 #11 Dawayne Galloway Jr. | CB | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 170 | Columbus, OhioMarion-Franklin | West Virginia |
 #12 Iesa Jarmon | DB | Gr. | 6-0 / 185 | Cincinnati, OhioLasalle HS | Cincinnati | Iowa Western CC |
 #12 Cameron Monteiro | WR | R-So. | 6-1 / 190 | Brockton, Mass.Brockton HS | Pittsburgh |
 #13 Rodrick Hunter | S | R-So. | 5-11 / 190 | Atlanta, Ga.Carver HS |
 #13 Sean Patrick | RB | R-So. | 5-11 / 180 | Chagrin Falls, OhioKenston HS |
 #14 Khory Moss | DB | R-Fr. | 5-11 / 190 | Nassau, BahamasRabun Gap | Miami (OH) |
 #14 Luke Sivon | WR | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 200 | Perry, OhioPerry HS |
 #15 Jaborree Riggins | WR | Fr. | 6-3 / 185 | Pompano Beach, Fla.Monarch HS |
 #15 Terence Thomas | S | R-Sr. | 5-9 / 190 | Youngstown, OhioBoardman |
 #16 Paul Davis | WR | R-So. | 6-0 / 200 | Bowman, Ga.Hart County |
 #16 Dahvon Frazier | DE | R-So. | 6-2 / 230 | Lexington, Ky.Bryan Station HS |
 #17 Caiden Newsome | CB | Jr. | 6-0 / 180 | Baltimore, Md.Calvert Hall | Holy Cross |
 #18 Johnny Brookhart | QB | R-Jr. | 5-11 / 205 | Parker, Colo.Legend |
 #18 Dwight Nunoo | LB | R-Sr. | 6-1 / 230 | Grand Prairie, TexasSouth Grand Prairie HS | Dodge City | FIU |
| ES#19 Eddie Smith III | LB | Jr. | 6-0 / 230 | Winchester, Calif.Liberty | Mt. San Jacinto |
 #20 Mehki Flowers | DB | R-Sr. | 6-0 / 200 | Harrisburg, Pa.Central Dauphin East | Penn State |
 #21 Catrell White | DB | R-Jr. | 5-11 / 175 | New York, N.Y.Erasmus Hall |
 #22 Henry Perrymond | CB | Fr. | 5-11 / 175 | Cleveland Heights, OhioCleveland Heights HS |
 #23 Daunte Curtis | LB | Fr. | 6-1 / 205 | Pickerington, OhioPickerington North HS |
| YD#23 Yaseen DeReese | TE | Fr. | 6-3 / 225 | Titusville, Fla.Daytona Elite Academy |
| SL#24 Savion Lewis | CB | Fr. | 5-11 / 175 | Cleveland, OhioVilla Angela-St. Joseph HS |
 #24 Marquese Williams | RB | R-Jr. | 5-9 / 180 | Harrisburg, Pa.Bishop McDevitt | Minnesota |
 #25 Chris Gee | RB | R-Jr. | 5-10 / 210 | Fort Worth, TexasR.L. Paschal HS | Colgate |
 #25 Jason Hocker | LB | R-So. | 6-0 / 230 | Lexington, Ky.Bryan Station HS |
 #26 Taven Curry | RB | R-Sr. | 6-0 / 215 | Loxley, Ala.Robertsdale | UAB | UL-Monroe |
 #27 Keyveon Johnson | DB | R-So. | 6-2 / 185 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Western HS |
 #28 Luke Reed | RB | R-So. | 5-10 / 190 | Garfield Heights, OhioBenedictine HS |
 #29 Tairan Davis Jr. | DB | So. | 5-11 / 185 | Youngstown, OhioUrsuline HS |
| TL#30 Terry Lee Jr | DB | Fr. | 6-0 / 175 | Chicago, Ill.St. Thomas More |
 #31 Gavin James | LB | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 220 | Tallahassee, Fla,Lincoln HS |
| DJ#32 Donelius Johnson | LB | R-Sr. | 6-0 / 225 | Patterson, Ga.Pierce County HS | Kennesaw State |
| CM#34 Cam Macon | LB | R-Sr. | 5-11 / 220 | Barberton, OhioBarberton HS | Walsh |
| RS#35 Rod Smith Jr. | DB | Fr. | 5-10 / 175 | Tyrone, GaSandy Creek HS |
| CV#36 Charlie Volpe | LS | Fr. | 6-0 / 190 | Plantation, FlaAmerican Heritage HS |
 #37 Aidan Stire | K/P | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 195 | Morgantown, W.Va.Morgantown HS | West Virginia |
| JW#40 Jordan Westrich | K/P | R-So. | 5-11 / 170 | Peoria, Ariz.Sandra Day O'Connor | Northern Arizona | Hillsdale College |
 #41 Stone Dean | LS | Jr. | 6-3 / 220 | Elkins, Ark.Elkins HS | | West Texas A&M | Central Missouri |
| JB#42 Jude Buchanan | LB | Sr. | 6-1 / 235 | Vancouver, BCOld Dominion HS | Western Uni. |
 #43 Austin Wondolowski | DB | R-Jr. | 5-10 / 205 | North Royalton, OhioHoly Name |
| JR#44 Jasun Ridley | DL | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 260 | Pasadena, Calif.Pasadena HS | City College of San Francisco | Pasadena City College |
 #45 Devin Reeves | LB | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 235 | Quantico, Va.Hayfield HS |
 #47 Matthew Schramm | K | R-So. | 5-9 / 180 | Dublin, OhioDublin Coffman HS |
 #49 Frank Miner | LS | R-Sr. | 6-2 / 205 | Seattle, Wash.Seattle Prepartory School | Oregon State |
 #50 Jahvon Frazier | DE | R-So. | 6-3 / 230 | Lexington, Ky.Bryan Station HS |
 #50 Allen Jones, Jr. | OL | R-Sr. | 6-4 / 290 | Cottonwood, Ala.Cottonwood. HS | West Alabama |
 #51 Omari Bivens | DL | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 255 | Lewis Center, OhioOlentangy Orange HS |
| JH#51 Jason Hoskins | OL | Jr. | 6-3 / 345 | Dover, DeDover HS | Lackawanna College |
 #52 Nate Hampton | OL | R-Fr. | 6-3 / 300 | Bowie, Md.Dematah Catholic | Saint Francis Uni. |
 #52 Vaughn Highland | DT | Sr. | 6-1 / 315 | Pennsville, N.J.St. Mark's | Eastern University | Southern Connecticut State | Arkansas- Pine Bluff |
 #53 Ty Watkins | DL | R-Fr. | 6-5 / 240 | Cincinnati, OhioMt. Healthy |
 #55 Amarie Archer | OL | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 300 | Nassau, BahamasMiami International Academy | Dodge City CC | East Carolina |
| JW#55 Jalen Williams | DT | R-Sr. | 6-6 / 340 | Shreveport, La.Southwest HS | Independence CC | Dodge City CC | UT Permian Basin | Fort Hays State |
| OA#56 Omari Abor | DE | R-Sr. | 6-4 / | Duncanville, TexasDuncanville | Ohio State | SMU |
 #56 Brandon Smith | OL | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 310 | Waldorf, Md.DeMatha Catholic HS | Merrimack College | South Dakota |
 #57 Elijah Davis | DL | R-So. | 6-1 / 300 | Middletown, OhioLakota West HS |
 #57 Ian Falkner | OL | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 300 | Collierville, Tenn.Collierville HS | Missouri Southern State |
 #58 Alex Fox | OL | R-Sr. | 6-3 / 290 | New Castle, Pa.New Castle HS | Lackawanna C.C. | IUP |
 #61 Jon Stephens | OL | So. | 6-3 / 285 | Simmes, Ala.Mary G. Montgomery | Holmes CC |
 #62 Max Mobley | OL | R-Jr. | 6-2 / 290 | Cincinnati, OhioMadeira HS |
| AW#63 August Weight | OL | Fr. | 6-4 / 245 | Medina, OhioMedina HS |
| LH#65 Logan Hindmarch | DL | Fr. | 5-9 / 240 | Pittsburgh, Pa.Seton LaSalle Catholic hs |
 #68 Jonathan Gould | OL | R-Fr. | 6-5 / 270 | Maize, KSMaize HS |
 #70 Melvin Puckett | OL | R-So. | 6-3 / 300 | Paducah, Ky.Monarch HS | Bethune Cookman |
 #71 Carlos Slayden | OL | R-Sr. | 6-4 / 300 | Corpus Christi, TexasFlour Bluff HS | Tyler JC | Troy | Southern Miss |
 #72 Colin Lyons | OL | Gr. | 6-3 / 295 | McKeesport, Pa.McKeesport |
 #73 Jonas Mann | OL | R-So. | 6-7 / 310 | Pickerington, OhioPickerington North |
 #75 Dayne Shor | OL | R-Jr. | 6-5 / 325 | Alpharetta, Ga.Denmark HS | Alabama | Connecticut |
| LB#77 Lorvens Barthelemy | OL | Fr. | 6-4 / 325 | Pompano Beach, Fla.Monarch HS |
| DC#78 Daxton Christman-Gourley | OL | So. | 6-6 / 275 | Mission Viejo, Calif.Mission Viejo HS | Hutchinson CC |
 #79 Nick Stopiak | OL | R-Sr. | 6-6 / 315 | Columbia Station, OhioColumbia |
 #80 Jalen Hightower | WR | R-So. | 5-11 / 190 | Copley, OhioHoban HS |
| NW#81 Nick Wilson | TE | So. | 6-1 / 225 | Cleveland, OhioHocking |
 #82 Troy Hazuda | WR | R-Fr. | 6-0 / 200 | Oregon, OhioClay HS |
 #83 Elijah Alexander | TE | So. | 6-4 / 235 | Oakland, Calif.Skyline HS | Laney College |
 #84 Wyatt Hook | TE | R-So. | 6-6 / 265 | Saratoga, Calif.Homestead HS | Michigan State |
 #85 Conner Cravaack | TE | R-Jr. | 6-4 / 245 | Cincinnati, OhioMadeira |
 #87 Gentz Hilburn | WR | So. | 5-10 / 195 | Jersey City, N.J.Cheney HS | Tyler JC |
 #88 Dominic Monz | WR | R-So. | 5-7 / 175 | McDonald, Pa.South Fayette HS |
 #90 Kurtis Waye | DE | Sr. | 6-4 / 240 | McDonough, Ga.Ola HS | Clark Atlanta |
 #92 Israel Duncan | DE | R-Sr. | 6-2 / 240 | Vancouver, Wash.Prairie HS | Pasadena City College |
| MR#94 Malakai Ross-Graves | DL | Jr. | 6-3 / 280 | Santa Cruz, Calif.Soquel HS | College of San Mateo |
 #95 Joseph Castle | P | Sr. | 6-2 / 205 | North Huntingdon, Pa.Norwin |
| BT#96 Brandon Tobias II | DE | R-So. | 6-5 / 250 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Cardinal Gibbons HS | Western Kentucky |
 #97 Vann Kavals | DE | R-Fr. | 6-5 / 265 | Coraopolis, PAOur Lady Of The Sacred Heart |
 #99 Jaiden Brown-Demery | DL | R-Fr. | 6-4 / 310 | West Mifflin, PAWest Mifflin Area HS |