Cam Akers: RB · Florida State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cam Akers
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Florida State: Odell Haggins and Willie Taggart. First career honor, 2019: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 193 rushing yards and 55 receiving yards against UL Monroe — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
54.7% of carries overall (229/419) → 34.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/50) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16 of 23 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (69.6%). 15 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (57.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida State | 231 | 1,144 | 5.0 | 14 | 50 |
| 2018 | Florida State | 161 | 706 | 4.4 | 6 | 85 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 194 | 1,024 | 5.3 | 7 | 63 |
| Career | 586 | 2,874 | 4.9 | 27 | 85 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida State | 30 | 225 | 7.5 | 4 | 44 |
| 2018 | Florida State | 23 | 145 | 6.3 | 2 | 25 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 16 | 116 | 7.2 | 1 | 19 |
| Career | 69 | 486 | 7.0 | 7 | 44 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-36vs Boise State | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-44vs UL Monroe | 36 | 193 | 5.4 | 2 | 24 | Season-high 193 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31@ No. 25 Virginia | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Louisville | 29 | 112 | 3.9 | 3 | 18 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | W 31-13vs NC State | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ No. 2 Clemson | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-22@ Wake Forest | 30 | 157 | 5.2 | 1 | 32 | 157-yard day |
| Wk 9 | W 35-17vs Syracuse | 20 | 144 | 7.2 | 4 | 27 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27vs Miami | 22 | 66 | 3.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-31@ Boston College | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-40@ No. 8 Florida | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 1 | 50 | |
| Total | 231 | 1144 | 5.0 | 14 | 50 |
Week 9 · 2019
W 35-17
vs Syracuse
144 rush yds (20 car) · 4 TD · 26 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.5
With A. Hornibrook — 196 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.2 · 10 rush yds (4 car) · T. Martin — 38.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 43 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%231 carriesFumble rate
1.3%3 of 231 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 231 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 119 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| Road5g | 86.0 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 103 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 106 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
48.0%
432 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
481 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida State, 2,874 rushing yards — drafted at #52 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Willie Taggart, and Odell Haggins. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 7th NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 7th NFL season
