Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 8 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 |
#26
Taven Curry
Redshirt senior running back for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Loxley, AL · Robertsdale | UAB | UL-Monroe
Returning to Akron for 2026
The numbers
8
rushing yards · 2026
2.7 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rush yds, vs Robert Morris
Swing playSwung UL Monroe from 39% to 61% to win.UAB at UL Monroe · 32-6
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2022.
- Transferred from UL Monroe to Akron in 2025.
Taven Curry
Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Bryant Vincent, Trent Dilfer and Joe Moorhead. One game to point at: 5 rush yds against Wake Forest — Week 1, 2026.
8 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 3 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with UAB3-star out of Robertsdale
20248 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Akron
Played his entire career under Joe Moorhead.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2024UL Monroe5-7HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 YDS/g, 2.8 YPC, 0.0 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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
3 rush yds (1 car)
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
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Returning 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
Background
2025: Appeared in five games… rushed for 54 yards on nine carries, averaging 6.0 yards per attempt… recorded a season-high eight carries for 55 yards against Massachusetts (11/4)… totaled 54 all-purpose yards. 2024 (UL-Monroe): Appeared in 11 games... rushed for 153 yards on 32 attempts... averag...
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