Gage Summers is a linebacker at Akron who has not played in Akron's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Akron lists 15 linebackers this season.
Akron is 1-8. Next: vs Western Michigan, Tue Nov 10.
Summers is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons in the Akron linebacker corps to date. First career honor, 2025: MAC Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-10vs Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-68@ Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31@ UAB | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22vs Central Michigan | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-20vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-42@ Ball State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-16@ Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-10vs Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42vs Kent State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-16@ Bowling Green | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 54 | 24 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%7 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups54 tackles · 7 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.7%
402 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #14 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Joe Moorhead.
