2024 Redshirt Junior:
Appeared in all 12 contests playing both punter and kicker, tallying 39 punts for 1,679 yards while converting 11-of-11 extra point attempts and 10-of-14 field goal attempts โฆ Named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on October 13 following a win at Maryland โฆ Named Academic All-Big Ten โฆ Punted seven times for 270 yards against Duke (9/6) โฆ Punted for a career-high 301 yards on seven punts against Washington (9/21) โฆ Started as NUโs placekicker at Maryland and drilled 3-of-3 field goal attempts, one of which from 43 yards and two from 38 yards, along with all four extra point attempts โฆ Also punted for 246 yards on five punts (49.2 yards per punt) with a long of 58 yards and two downed inside the 20, ultimately earning Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors (10/11) โฆ Punted six times for 230 yards and converted on a 26-yard field goal vs. Wisconsin (10/19) โฆ Drilled two extra points while punting for 281 yards at Iowa (10/26) โฆ Converted on 39-yard field goal and a 41-yard field goal while making two extra points in a win at Purdue (11/2) โฆ Made a 28-yard field goal and a 26-yard field goal against Michigan (11/23) โฆ Converted on a 21-yard field goal and a 34-yard field goal and finished with two extra points against Illinois (11/30).
2023 Junior:
Served as Northwesternโs backup punter and kickoff specialist, playing in four games โฆ Redshirted โฆ Named Academic All-Big Ten โฆ Punted twice for 85 yards (42.5 ypp) and recorded one tackle โฆ Kicked off 11 times for 690 yards, posting an average of 62.7 yards per kick, and logged five touchbacks โฆ Punted twice against Nebraska (10/21) and Iowa (11/4).
2022 Sophomore:
Appeared in all 12 games, averaging 41 yards on 45 punts โฆ Pinned Nebraska inside the 10 yard line three times and tallied 245 total yards on six punts (8/27).
2021 (at UCLA):
Saw action in all 12 games as the starting punter โฆ Recorded a season-best 66-yard boot against Hawai'i and had six kicks of over 50 yards during the season.
2020 (at UCLA):
Saw action in 7 games as the starting punter โฆ Averaged 43.1 yards per kick with a long of 62 yards (at Oregon) โฆ Placed 12 kicks inside the 20-yard line with high of 4 at Oregon โฆ Had 4 kicks of over 50 yards, with a best of 2 at Colorado for 51 and 52 yards โฆ Ranked 5th in the Pac-12 with his 43.1-yard average โฆ UCLA ranked 5th in the Pac-12 in net punting at 39.0 โฆ Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2021.
High School:
Three-star recruit according to ESPN and Rivals โฆ No. 6 kicker by 247Sports and ESPN โฆ No. 29 prospect in state by ESPN โฆ Named Kicker of the Year finalist by Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in 2019 โฆ Named All-Region 6-6A Kicker of the Year after posting seven field goals, 93 points in 2019 in which the Raptors fell in 2019 Division I Class 6A championship game โฆ Converted 47 of 49 extra points and 4 of 6 field goals, including long of 46 yards, in 2018, also handled kickoffs and punts for Raptors
Personal:
Son of Erika and David Akers โฆ Father, David, played 16 professional seasons in the NFL, appeared in six Pro Bowls and was 2017 inductee into Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame
