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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Akron
John Lako
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Monroe, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Lako shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
John Lako built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Monroe, MI wearing No. 40, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of John Lako's career was his defensive production: 369 tackles,...
Read the storyJohn Lako, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Akron. John Lako shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 369
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
John Lako quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · LB
- Career Tackles
- 369
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 138 tackles · LB 5th (top 1%) · Mid-American 2nd (top 1%) · National 5th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 14 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 57 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 126 | 10 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 75.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 138 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 77.9 |
Related Context
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John Lako played LB for Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Lako recorded 369 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Akron paired 15.5 primary output with 57.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 57.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Akron
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
57.4
Usage
16.9
Consistency
54.2
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. UAB: 0. Central Michigan: 1.5. Troy: 0.5. Massachusetts: 1.5. Kent State: 1. Buffalo: 2. Northern Illinois: 0. Bowling Green: 2.5. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Miami (OH): 3. Ohio: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 8 by 33.3. UAB: 14 by 50. Central Michigan: 11 by 60.8. Troy: 12 by 55. Massachusetts: 13 by 65. Kent State: 10 by 51.7. Buffalo: 14 by 70. Northern Illinois: 15 by 50. Bowling Green: 11 by 70.8. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 38.3. Miami (OH): 14 by 80. Ohio: 8 by 63.3
Split Comparison
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First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · -1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 6 · +1.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
80 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 11/26 | vs OhioSplash game | L 3-52 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | @ Miami (OH)10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-20 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/12 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 14-42 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Bowling Green10+ tackles · Splash game | L 6-35 | 11 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Northern Illinois10+ tackles | L 0-49 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Buffalo10+ tackles · Splash game | L 0-21 | 14 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Kent State10+ tackles | L 3-26 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Massachusetts10+ tackles | L 29-37 | 13 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Troy10+ tackles | L 7-35 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Central Michigan10+ tackles | L 24-45 | 11 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UAB10+ tackles | L 20-31 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Illinois | L 3-42 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Lako story
John Lako built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Monroe, MI wearing No. 40, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of John Lako's career was his defensive production: 369 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. That gives John Lako's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Akron
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 2 | 18.4 | 3.1 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 11.5 | 28.8 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 11.5 | 28.8 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 14.5 | 51 | 11.5 | 3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 15.5 | 57.4 | 16.9 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Central Michigan
Week 9 · W 17-10 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 17-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 11 · L 7-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Ball State
Week 6 · W 31-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 10 · L 6-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Akron
15.5 primary output · 57.4 efficiency · 16.9 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Akron
75.1
14.5 primary · 51 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Akron
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11.5 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
8
Splash games
17
10+ tackle games
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