Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Mehki Flowers
Redshirt senior defensive back on Akron's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Harrisburg, PA · Central Dauphin East | Penn State
CFB Index 48 · #290 of 544 safetiesLow 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.
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 182 nationally · Signed with Penn State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Akron's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2022.
- Transferred from Penn State to Akron in 2025.
Mehki Flowers
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Mehki Flowers has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Central Dauphin East
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023
Akron
2025–2026
Akron
Played his entire career under Joe Moorhead.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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 2 games: 2.5 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
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
48 · #290 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #290 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #19 of 40 Mid-American DBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Akron | 42 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
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)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Akron
Returning around him
- 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
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert Daniel’s 2021 season.
Matches Robert on
Height
Weight
Interceptions
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Smith's sophomore season at Oklahoma State (2024).
98%match
Matches Dylan on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Background
2025: Appeared in all 12 games with four starts… recorded 43 total tackles (26 solo, 17 assisted)… posted 0.5 tackles for loss… intercepted one pass for 24 yards… broke up one pass… forced one fumble… recorded a season-high five tackles twice, at Buffalo (10/25) and at Bowling Green (11/18). 2022...
The secondary · Akron
- #18DiMarco Johnson53 tackles · 2025
- #20Mehki Flowers42 tackles · 2025
- #3Alex Branch33 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Anderson31 tackles · 2025
- #13Rodrick Hunter28 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology