Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 0-68@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-7vs Duquesne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-45@ Toledo | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#25
Jason Hocker
Redshirt sophomore linebacker for Akron. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Lexington, KY · Bryan Station HS
Returning to Akron for 2026
The numbers
8
tackles · 2025
0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, at Toledo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Akron. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Akron in 2024.
Jason Hocker
He has spent two seasons in the Akron linebacker corps. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Toledo — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Akron3-star out of Bryan Station
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 9-15 over that span.
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: 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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
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 · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 51–7
vs Duquesne
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
Background
2025: Appeared in five games… recorded seven total tackles (2 solo, 5 assisted)… posted 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks… contributed as a reserve in the secondary. 2024: Did Not Play… used redshirt High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports at Bryan Station High School... ranked as a Top-20...
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