Jordan Akins

Jordan Akins
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Akins with UCF
No. 88 – Houston Texans
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1992-04-19) April 19, 1992
Locust Grove, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: McDonough (GA) Union Grove
College: UCF
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 98
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • AAC Fifth Anniversary Team (2018)[1]
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 8
Receiving yards: 83
Receiving touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Jordan Akins (born April 19, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF.

Early years

Akins graduated from Union Grove High School in McDonough, Georgia. He committed and signed to play football for the UCF Knights, choosing the Knights over schools such as LSU and Georgia.[2] However, after being drafted by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 2010 MLB Draft, he chose to pursue a baseball career instead of attending UCF and signed with the Rangers. Akins struggled in the minor leagues, hitting .218 over four seasons and never rising above high-A ball. He retired from baseball after the 2013 season and returned to play football at UCF.[3]

College career

As a true freshman in 2014, Akins played in all 13 of UCF's games, catching 12 passes for 135 yards along with returning 15 kickoffs for 363 yards.[4]

Akins started the 2015 as a starter, but suffered a season-ending injury in UCF's third game against Furman.[5] He elected to take a medical redshirt.

As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, Akins once again played in all 13 of UCF's games, tallying 23 receptions for 347 yards and two touchdowns.[6]

Prior to the 2017 season, Akins was named to the John Mackey Award watch list.[7] He played in 12 of UCF's 13 games, catching 32 passes for 515 yards and four touchdowns.[8] After the season, Akins declared for the 2018 NFL Draft.[9]

Professional career

On January 3, 2018, Akins announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[10] On January 13, 2018, it was announced that Akins had accepted an invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.[11] On January 27, 2018, Akins played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and caught two passes for 31-yards as part of Houston Texans' head coach Bill O'Brien's South team that defeated Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's North team 45–16.[12] Akins sustained a hamstring injury ten days before the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and was unable to perform any drills and chose to skip the bench press. He attended private workouts and meetings with the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, and New Orleans Saints.[13] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Akins was projected to be a sixth round pick or priority undrafted free agent by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the eighth best tight end prospect in the draft by Scouts Inc. and was ranked the 16th best tight end by DraftScout.com.[14][15]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 249 lb
(113 kg)		 33 1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 9 1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.38 s 7.29 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 24 reps
All values from NFL Combine /UCF's Pro Day[16]

The Houston Texans selected Akins in the third round (98th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Akins was the fifth tight end drafted in 2018.[17] He also became the highest drafted tight end in Central Florida's history.[18]

External video
Texans draft Jordan Akins 98th overall

On May 10, 2018, the Houston Texans signed Akins to a four-year, $3.32 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $761,520.[19] In the season opener against the New England Patriots, Akins had two receptions for 11 yards in his NFL debut.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "American Announces Fifth Anniversary Football Team". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "George O'Leary, UCF Knights Ink Solid 2010 Signing Class". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "UCF football player comes back from the big leagues". USA Today. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Akins 2014 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "UCF wide receiver Jordan Akins out for season". Central Florida Future. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jordan Akins 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "College football: 2017 John Mackey Award watch list". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jordan Akins 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "UCF football's Tre'Quan Smith and Jordan Akins declare for NFL draft". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "UCF TE Jordan Akins declares for NFL Draft". Rotoworld.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ Green, Shannon (January 13, 2018). "Former UCF tight end Jordan Akins invited to Senior Bowl". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ "UCF stars Shaquem Griffin, Jordan Akins, Tre'Quan Smith shine in Senior Bowl spotlight". orlandosentinel.com. January 27, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ Murphy, Brian (April 1, 2018). "8 Things Learned During UCF Football's Pro Day". blackandgoldbanneret.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "*Jordan Akins, DS #16 TE, Central Florida". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ "NFL Jordan Akins -ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  16. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Jordan Akins". National Football League. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Houston Texans Select Jordan Akins With 98th Overall Pick". BattleRedBlog.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  18. ↑ Beede, Jason (April 27, 2018). "Houston Texans select Jordan Akins 98th overall". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Jordan Akins contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Texans' Jordan Akins: Targeted twice in opener". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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