#11

A.J. Coney

Wide receiver for Akron. 2017: 43 catches, 551 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Akron · #11

5′8″ · 180 lb · Orlando, FL

Akron 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for Akron. 2017: 43 catches, 551 receiving yards, 3 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Akron, 849 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 91 yds vs Buffalo.Buffalo · W 21-202017

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Akron

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Terry Bowden

Akron

Played his entire career under Terry Bowden.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Terry Bowden — 20-19 over that span.

2015Akron8-5HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning

2016Akron5-7HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

2017Akron7-7HC: Terry Bowden · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long catch (19th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#142 / 539 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#174 / 539 · 68th pct

551

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Yards / catch#310 / 539 · 42nd pct

12.8

Long catch#434 / 539 · 19th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.5	50.0	14.8	0.3
Road8g	2.8	31.4	12.1	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.4	43.6	13.3	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	33.7	13.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Akron	43	551	12.8	3	--
2016	Akron	15	173	11.5	1	--
2015	Akron	11	125	11.4	0	--
Career		69	849	12.3	4	--

Season	Team
2017	Akron	--	--	2	6	--
2016	Akron	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Akron	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	2	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2017

W 37–34

vs Ohio

1 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Ohio at home in a shootout.

With N. Gasser — 19 LONG · 100 PCT · 7 PTS · K. Nelson — 322 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 68.2 · 45 rush yds (14 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 0-52@ Penn State	2	25	12.5	0	13
Wk 2	W 52-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	2	39	19.5	1	24
Wk 3	L 14-41vs Iowa State	4	52	13.0	0	28
Wk 4	L 17-22@ Troy	3	35	11.7	0	21
Wk 5	W 34-23@ Bowling Green	5	42	8.4	1	17
Wk 6	W 31-3vs Ball State	6	90	15.0	0	30
Wk 7	W 14-13@ Western Michigan	3	38	12.7	0	14
Wk 8	L 21-48@ Toledo	3	24	8.0	0	12
Wk 9	W 21-20vs Buffalo	7	91	13.0	0	33	Season-high 91 yds
Wk 11	L 14-24@ Miami (OH)	2	36	18.0	0	19
Wk 12	W 37-34vs Ohio	1	16	16.0	1	16
Wk 13	W 24-14vs Kent State	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 14	L 28-45@ Toledo	2	23	11.5	0	16
Bowl	L 3-50@ Florida Atlantic	2	28	14.0	0	20
Total		43	551	13.2	3	33

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology