Reggie Akles: DB · UConn · #22.
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Reggie Akles
Erases the deep middle of the field. Came to UConn by way of New Mexico State. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Liberty — Week 14, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 25 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Career | 25 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 30-41vs Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 58-21vs Western Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-33@ Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-20@ Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-13vs Sam Houston | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-7@ UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 13-7vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-29@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-10@ Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-17vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-49@ No. 20 Liberty | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 25 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL25 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road8g | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Kill
Pass share
43.3%
393 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
60.5
15 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #259 at the position.
How it ended
One season at New Mexico State, 25 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jerry Kill and Jim Mora.
