Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Total | 20 | 96 | 4.3 | 1 | 14 |
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Jordan Gant
Redshirt senior running back for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Lakeland, FL · Kathleen HS | Tennessee State
CFB Index 53 · #108 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Akron for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
96
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 4.8 per carry · 5 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 32 car · 176 yds -- top 1% rushing yards game. -- Best game: 81 rush yds, 1 TD, 20 rec yds, vs Robert Morris
Swing playSwung Akron from 44% to 69% to win.Akron at Buffalo · 24-16
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Tennessee State in 2022.
- Transferred from Tennessee State to Akron in 2025.
Jordan Gant
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Tennessee State to Akron — the move that set up everything since. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 81 rush yds, 20 rec yds against Robert Morris, Week 2, 2026.
96 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 20 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Tennessee Stateout of Kathleen
202512 games
- Entered the portal
- All-MACsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all balanced offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 48.0 YDS/g, 4.3 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #5 of 30 Mid-American RBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
81 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -2.63(10:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AKR47 fumbled by #1 J.Gant at WFU50 forced by #23 V.Firenze recovered by WFU #6 R.Tongue at AKR47 #6 R.Tongue return 4 yards to the AKR43 (#2 M.Williams)
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.70(13:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush middle for 4 yards loss to the AKR34 (#10 G.Kirschke)
- Week 2 · Robert Morris · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.07No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush right for 12 yards gain to the RMU48 (#5 E.Davis; #44 J.Lopinto), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA -1.05(02:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush middle for 3 yards loss to the AKR46 (#11 L.Hardy; #10 G.Kirschke), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.03(14:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush middle for 8 yards gain to the AKR38 (#6 R.Tongue), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Robert Morris · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.96No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Broughton pass complete short middle to #1 J.Gant caught at RMU41, for 9 yards to the RMU36 (#11 A.Dickson)
- Week 2 · Robert Morris · 1&1 · Q3 · EPA +0.94No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush middle for 1 yard gain to the RMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:21 #47 M.Schramm kick attempt good (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe)
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.91(04:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush left for 8 yards gain to the AKR33 (#43 F.Cusano; #27 T.West)
- Week 2 · Robert Morris · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.78No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush middle for 11 yards gain to the AKR31 (#95 B.Robertson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Robert Morris · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +0.70No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush middle for 14 yards gain to the AKR22 (#95 B.Robertson; #44 J.Lopinto), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Akron
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 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
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tre Siggers’s 2020 season.
80%match
Matches Tre on
Receiving share
Weight
Class year
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kierre Crossley’s path through Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Kierre Crossley
100%match
Matches Kierre on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Titus Swen's sophomore season at Wyoming (2022).
78%match
Matches Titus on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Differs from Titus on
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jordan Gant
Background
2025: Named 2nd Team All-MAC... named Doak Walker National FBS Running Back of the Week (10/7/25)... first 1,000-yard rusher since Dennis Kennedy ran for 1,321 yards in 2008... named to the 2025-26 CSC Academic All-District® football team... Appeared and started in 12 games… carried the ball a te...
The backfield · Akron
- #1Jordan Gant1,032 rushing yards · 2025
- #13Sean Patrick274 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Marquese Williams86 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Taven Curry54 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Luke Reed4 rushing yards · 2025
1 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology