#88

Jordan Akins

Former wide receiver at UCF. 2017: 32 catches, 515 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · UCF · #88

6′3″ · 249 lb · Atlanta, GA

Houston — drafted 2018, Rd 3, Pick 34, #98 overall

The story

Former wide receiver at UCF. 2017: 32 catches, 515 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Drafted round 3 by the Houston in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at UCF, 1,149 receiving yards — drafted at #98 overall by Houston.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 79 yds vs Maryland.Maryland · L 24-302016

2018

Drafted by Houstonround 3, pick 98

Career arc

Recruit

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CFB

College

UCF

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #98

Houston · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2015

George O'Leary

UCF

2016–2017

Scott Frost

UCF

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: George O'Leary → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 9th NFL season

#98Rd 3 · Pick 34

HoustonEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014UCF9-4HC: George O'Leary · Run-leaning

2015UCF0-12HC: George O'Leary · Balanced

2016UCF6-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2017UCF13-0HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#114 / 539 · 79th pct

16.1

Rec TDs#151 / 539 · 67th pct

Rec yards#201 / 539 · 63rd pct

515

Receptions#251 / 539 · 53rd pct

Long catch#284 / 539 · 46th pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	44.5	17.0	0.5
Road5g	3.0	49.6	17.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.2	45.0	20.9	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	49.0	12.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UCF	32	515	16.1	4	--
2016	UCF	23	347	15.1	2	--
2015	UCF	14	152	10.9	2	--
2014	UCF	12	135	11.2	0	--
Career		81	1,149	14.2	8	--

Season	Team
2017	UCF	--	--	--	--	--
2016	UCF	--	--	--	--	--
2015	UCF	--	--	149	15	--
2014	UCF	--	--	363	--	--
Career		--	--	512	15	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2017

W 34–27

at Auburn

2 rec · 56 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With M. Milton — 242 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.7 · 116 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · M. Loudermilk — 40 AVG · 53 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 61-17vs Florida International	2	45	22.5	1	23
Wk 4	W 38-10@ Maryland	3	57	19.0	1	29
Wk 5	W 40-13vs Memphis	2	34	17.0	0	25
Wk 6	W 51-23@ Cincinnati	2	26	13.0	0	21
Wk 7	W 63-21vs East Carolina	2	52	26.0	1	48
Wk 8	W 31-21@ Navy	3	47	15.7	0	20
Wk 9	W 73-33vs Austin Peay	3	28	9.3	0	14
Wk 10	W 31-24@ SMU	5	62	12.4	0	29
Wk 13	W 49-42vs South Florida	4	42	10.5	0	13
Wk 14	W 62-55vs Memphis	4	66	16.5	1	48	Season-high 66 yds
Bowl	W 34-27@ Auburn	2	56	28.0	0	30
Total		32	515	17.3	4	48

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology