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 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Dwight Nunoo
Redshirt senior linebacker for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Grand Prairie, TX · South Grand Prairie HS | Dodge City | FIU
Transferred Florida International → Akron for 2026
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Robert Morris
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida International in 2024.
- Transferred from Florida International to Akron in 2026.
Dwight Nunoo
Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Mike MacIntyre, Willie Simmons and Joe Moorhead. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Wake Forest, Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Florida International3-star out of Dodge City C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Akron
Played his entire career under Joe Moorhead.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Akron
2025Florida International
2026Akron
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida International7-6HC: Willie Simmons · Balanced
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: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 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 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 6 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
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
Background
2024-25 (FIU): Appeared in nine games… recorded 19 total tackles, seven solo & 12 assisted… recorded 2.5 TFL for four yards… recorded one sack for one yard… recorded a career-high seven tackles at Indiana (8/31/24)… redshirted in 2024… 2022-23 (Dodge City): During freshman campaign totaled 36 tac...
The linebacker corps · Akron
- #7Shammond Cooper66 tackles · 2025
- #32Gage Summers54 tackles · 2025
- #25Jason Hocker8 tackles · 2025
- #18Dwight Nunoo6 tackles · 2025
- #8Rich Benenge4 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology