Senior cornerback on Akron's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · East Palo Alto, CA
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.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 1167 nationally · Signed with Menlo-Atherton
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Akron's 2025 roster.
Justin Anderson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 9 tackles against Wyoming — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Akron | 31 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 42 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 50 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-10vs Wyoming | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 0-68@ Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-20vs Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-42@ Ball State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42vs Kent State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-16@ Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Akron
Returning around him
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
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Anderson’s 2024 season.
Matches Justin on
Differs from Justin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Roderick Roberson Jr.'s junior season at SMU (2022).
Matches Roderick on
Player DNA
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