Jordan Akins

#88 · WR · UCF6′3″ · 249 lb · Atlanta, GA

Jordan Akins: WR · UCF · #88.

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Jordan Akins

WR · UCF · #88

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at UCF: George O'Leary and Scott Frost. On tape: 66 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Memphis, Week 14, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

UCF in the news

Big 12 addresses UCF fan chants930 WFMD Free Talk Oct 29
UCF beats BYU for first timeYahoo Sports Oct 29
Baylor fires Dave ArandaOct 26
UCF names QB vs BaylorYahoo Sports Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	UCF	32	515	16.1	4	48
2016	UCF	23	347	15.1	2	71
2015	UCF	14	152	10.9	2	33
2014	UCF	12	135	11.2	0	22
Career		81	1,149	14.2	8	71

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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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 No. 22 South Florida	4	42	10.5	0	13
Wk 14	W 62-55vs No. 16 Memphis	4	66	16.5	1	48	Season-high 66 yds
Bowl	W 34-27vs No. 7 Auburn	2	56	28.0	0	30
Total		32	515	16.1	4	48

Signature game

Week 14 · 2017

W 62-55

vs Memphis

4 rec · 66 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.

With M. Milton — 494 yds · 5 TD · 3 INT · QBR 91.6 · 68 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · T. Smith — 6 rec · 161 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · SMU · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA −4.39McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 12 yds Jordan Akins fumbled, forced by Jordan Wyatt, recovered by SMU Rodney Clemons
Week 7 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.69McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 48 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wright KICK)
Week 14 · Memphis · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.69McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 48 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wright KICK)
Week 10 · SMU · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.60McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 29 yds to the SMU 45 for a
Week 1 · Auburn · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.60McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 26 yds to the Aub 37 for a
Week 8 · Navy · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.05McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 20 yds to the Navy 28 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Memphis · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.97McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 20 yds to the Memph 48 for a
Week 9 · Austin Peay · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.97McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 14 yds to the APeay 33 for a
Week 1 · Florida International · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.44McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 22 yds for a TD, (Mac Loudermilk pass to Jordan Franks for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 1 · Auburn · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.37McKenzie Milton pass complete to Jordan Akins for 30 yds to the Aub 24 for a

Teams and coaches

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

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (99th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (85th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#7 / 709 · 99th pct

29.8%

Yards / catch#108 / 709 · 85th pct

16.1

TD rate#129 / 709 · 82nd pct

8.5%

EPA / target#136 / 709 · 81st pct

0.75

Catch rate#330 / 709 · 53rd pct

68.1%

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

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

98th → 81st percentile

Explosive rate

95th → 99th percentile

Catch rate

92nd → 53rd percentile

TD rate

86th → 82nd percentile

Yards / catch

90th → 85th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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
Road4g	3.2	48.0	15.0	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

2017 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

Pass share

46.6%

424 pass / 485 run

Plays / game

69.9

13 games

Team sack rate

2.9%

446 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

32 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Jordan Akins

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

32 catches in 11 games

Four seasons at UCF, drafted

2018