Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#23
Daunte Curtis
Freshman linebacker for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Pickerington, OH · Pickerington North HS
Returning to Akron for 2026
The numbers
8
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Robert Morris
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 linebacker for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Akron in 2026.
Daunte Curtis
The receipt: 5 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Akron3-star out of Pickerington North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
The linebacker corps · Akron
- #7Shammond Cooper66 tackles · 2025
- #32Gage Summers54 tackles · 2025
- #25Jason Hocker8 tackles · 2025
- #18Dwight Nunoo6 tackles · 2025
- #23Daunte Curtis2 games · 2026
9 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology