Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Jonathan Akins
Senior defensive back on East Carolina's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 199 lb · Madison, FL · Madison County
Returning to East Carolina for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1142 nationally · Signed with Maryland
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on East Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2023.
- Transferred from Maryland to East Carolina in 2025.
Jonathan Akins
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Alabama — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Maryland3-star out of Madison County
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026East Carolina0-2HC: Blake Harrell · Balanced, slow tempo
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Blake Harrell
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 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
East Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · East Carolina
Returning around him
- 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #94
Background
Played in seven career games (1/2023, 6/2024) all at Maryland … Tallied four career tackles (three solo). 2025 (East Carolina): Did not play during first season with the Pirates … Transferred to East Carolina in January of 2025. 2024 (Maryland): Appeared in six games during redshirt freshman camp...
The secondary · East Carolina
- #3Zyeir Gamble72 tackles · 2025
- #13Ayden Duncanson33 tackles · 2025
- #4Kevon Merrell27 tackles · 2025
- #8Kamaurri McKinley24 tackles · 2025
- #21Jonathan Akins1 game · 2026
20 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology