Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Memphis
Curtis Akins
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Byhalia, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Curtis Akins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Curtis Akins built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Byhalia, MS wearing No. 7, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Curtis Akins' career was his defensive production: 262...
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Curtis Akins, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Memphis. Curtis Akins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 262
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Curtis Akins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · LB
- Career Tackles
- 262
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Plano
- High school pipeline
- Plano · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 100 tackles · LB 57th (top 5%) · American Athletic 8th (top 2%) · National 66th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Memphis | 11 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Memphis | 11 | 65 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Memphis | 11 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Memphis | 11 | 79 | 4 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Memphis | 14 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Memphis | 14 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51.8 |
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Curtis Akins played LB for Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, Curtis Akins recorded 262 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Memphis paired 7 primary output with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Memphis
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
35.6
Usage
7.2
Consistency
11.9
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 0. Mercer: 0. Navy: 0. Georgia State: 0. South Alabama: 0.5. Tulane: 0. UConn: 1. UCF: 0. Missouri: 0. East Carolina: 4. Tulsa: 1. SMU: 0. Houston: 1. UCF: 1.5
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 9 by 37.5. Mercer: 3 by 12.5. Navy: 10 by 41.7. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 11 by 50.8. Tulane: 9 by 37.5. UConn: 8 by 43.3. UCF: 7 by 29.2. Missouri: 7 by 29.2. East Carolina: 10 by 81.7. Tulsa: 1 by 14.2. SMU: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 5 by 30.8. UCF: 14 by 65
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/22 | @ Wake Forest | L 34-37 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | @ UCF10+ tackles | L 41-56 | 14 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | vs Houston | W 52-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ SMU | W 28-18 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Tulsa | W 47-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ East Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 59-41 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Missouri | L 33-65 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs UCF | L 30-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs UConn | W 55-14 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Tulane | L 24-40 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs South Alabama10+ tackles | W 52-35 | 11 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/14 | vs Georgia State | W 59-22 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Navy10+ tackles | L 21-22 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Mercer | W 66-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Curtis Akins story
Curtis Akins built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Byhalia, MS wearing No. 7, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Curtis Akins' career was his defensive production: 262 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Memphis. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Curtis Akins' production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis.
The arc is straightforward: Curtis Akins moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Memphis
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Memphis | 3 | 29.2 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Memphis | 3 | 29.2 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Memphis | 7 | 39.7 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Memphis | 7 | 39.7 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Memphis | 9 | 35.6 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Memphis | 9 | 35.6 | 7.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ East Carolina
Week 10 · W 59-41 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs UL Monroe
Week 1 · W 37-29
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 11 · L 42-49 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#4
@ SMU
Week 10 · W 51-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#5
@ UCF
Week 14 · L 41-56 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Memphis
7 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Memphis
53.4
7 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Memphis
51.8
9 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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