# Akron Zips

Mid-American · InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field, Akron, OH
Head coach: Joe Moorhead · year 5 · 13-35 at AKR · 27-47 career over 7 seasons
Offense: Multiple Up-Tempo · Defense: Multiple 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 5-7 (4-4 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#60 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 4.5 (over priced -102)
- Returning starter games: 40%
- Schedule difficulty: 111th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 67% | 46/69 | 8/14 |
| Offensive line | 42% | 23/55 | 8/18 |
| Defensive front | 30% | 24/81 | 6/19 |
| Secondary | 18% | 10/55 | 8/14 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Jordan Gant (RB), Cyrus Durham (DL), Mehki Flowers (DB), Colin Lyons (OL), Max Mobley (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Ben Finley (QB), Elijah Reed (CB) – UTAH, Malcom DeWalt IV (DB), Julien Laventure (DL) – TTU, Bruno Dall (DE) – UCF
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Miles Burris (WR) – CHAR, Carlos Slayden (OL) – USM, Dwight Nunoo (LB) – FIU, Khory Moss (DB) – M-OH

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Cameron Monteiro, Miles Burris, Brandon Hills
- WR-Z: Marcel Williams, Titus Myers, Luke Sivon
- WR-SL: Kyan Mason, Jean Louis III, Gentz Hilburn
- LT: Ian Falkner, Dayne Shor
- LG: Amarie Archer, Nate Hampton, Nick Stopiak
- C: Colin Lyons, Brandon Smith, Max Mobley
- RG: Carlos Slayden, Melvin Puckett, Alex Fox
- RT: Allen Jones Jr., Jonas Mann
- TE: Conner Cravaack, Elijah Alexander, Wyatt Hook
- QB: Reese Poffenbarger, Brayden Roggow, Cibastian Broughton, Semaj Beals
- RB: Jordan Gant, Sean Patrick, Marquese Williams, Taven Curry

### Defense

- LDE: Cyrus Durham, Jahvon Frazier
- NT: Ronald Hull, Elijah Davis
- DT: Vaughn Highland, Jon'Trell Mixon
- RDE: Kurtis Waye, Dahvon Frazier
- WLB: Dwight Nunoo, Jason Hocker
- MLB: Jeremiah Jones, Jude Buchanan
- LCB: Catrell White, Zach Hobson, Caiden Newsome
- SS: Daymon David, Jamari Somerville
- FS: Mehki Flowers, Rodrick Hunter
- RCB: Terence Thomas, Dawayne Galloway Jr.
- NB: Alex Branch, Aamii Branch, Tairan Davis Jr.

### Special Teams

- PT: Joseph Castle, Aidan Stire
- PK: Matthew Schramm, Aidan Stire
- KO: Aidan Stire
- LS: Stone Dean, Frank Miner
- H: Joseph Castle
- PR: Sean Patrick, Terence Thomas
- KR: Brandon Hills, Terence Thomas

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Wake Forest | Away | ACC Network | AKR +23.5 |
| 2 | Robert Morris Colonials (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 3 | Minnesota | Away | BTN | – |
| 4 | UNLV | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Central Michigan | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | Home | – | – |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | Away | – | – |
| 8 | Kent State | Away | – | – |
| 10 | Ohio | Home | ESPN Networks | – |
| 11 | Western Michigan | Home | – | – |
| 12 | UMass | Away | – | – |
| 13 | Buffalo | Home | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/akron
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.