2018 Football Roster
Curtis Akins
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Byhalia, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Byhalia HS
Career
Appeared in 46 career games, including all 14 games in his senior season ... Finished his collegiate career with 276 total tackles, including 9.5 TFL ... Also recorded three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and five pass breakups and one interception ... Graduated from Memphis in December of 2018.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2018 American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention all-conference ... 2018 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List ... American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll Sept. 4, 2017.
2018 (Senior)
Appeared in all 14 games in his final campaign as a Tiger ... Led Memphis with 100 total tackles as a senior ... Added three TFL and one sack, along with four quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Had eight or more tackles in six games, including the AAC Championship game and the 2018 Birmingham Bowl against Wake Forest ... Finished with 14 tackles in the AAC Championship game at UCF and nine against Wake Forest ... Recorded a sack in a road win at East Carolina.
2017 (Junior)
Played in 11 of the 13 games … Made nine starts … Missed two games (at UCF, at Connecticut) due to injury … Led squad with 88 total stops (60 solo) … Ranked eighth among the American Athletic Conference statistical leaders in tackles per game (8.0) … His 60 solo tackles were third on the team … Also had 4.5 TFL, two PBU, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 0.5 sacks … His two forced fumbles were ranked seventh among the league’s leaders in that statistical category … Posted multi-tackle performances in all 11 contests, including nine with seven or more total stops … Had a season-high 12 total hits (8 solo) in The American Championship Game vs. UCF … Other double-digit tackles game was an 11-hit performance (6 solo) vs. Navy … Logged his first career fumble recovery vs. the Midshipmen … His recovery came early in the fourth quarter and led to the eventual game-winning FG … The fumble recovery was at the Navy 21-yard line, setting up the Tigers offense with a short field … The offense capitalized on the turnover with a Riley Patterson 42-yard FG for a 30-19 lead with 11:08 to play (Tigers won the game 30-27) … Recorded a season-best nine solo hits in the season opener vs. Louisiana Monroe … Also had career highs for forced fumbles (2) and PBU (2) vs. the Warhawks.
2016 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 13 games … Made eight starts … All of his starts came in the final eight games of the season … Team’s fourth-leading tackler with 74 total stops (48 solo) … His 48 solo tackles were fifth on the team … Also had two TFL (3 yards), one PBU and one interception (20 yards) … Logged 11 multi-tackle games … Had five or more stops in six of the final eight contests, including three double-digit tackle performances … Registered career highs for total tackles (16) and assists (9) in a road game at No. 24/25 Navy … Had a career-best 11 solo stops vs. USF, including one TFL … Posted 10 total tackles (8-2) vs. Tulsa … Picked off first career pass in the road win at Cincinnati … Returned interception 20 yards and led to a Doroland Dorceus TD run to give Memphis a 10-0 first-quarter lead … Member of defense that ranked nationally in caused turnovers (5th; 29 total), fumble recoveries (6th; 13) and turnover margin (18th; +8).
2015 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in eight games, including the Birmingham Bowl ... Totaled 14 tackles (10 solo/4 assists) ... Had one PBU ... Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Missouri State and had one solo stop ... Posted season bests for total tackles (6), solo (4) and assists (2) in the regular-season, home-finale victory over SMU ... Recorded first collegiate pass break-up vs. the Mustangs ... Had one solo stop and one assisted tackle vs. Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl.
2014 (Freshman)
Redshirted … Member of squad that won the 2014 American Athletic Conference championship and earned a Miami Beach Bowl invitation.
High School
Played on the Byhalia High School squad four seasons ... Registered close to 600 tackles in his four-year prep career … Credited with 589 total stops, including 392 solo tackles … Credited with six sacks, 10 interceptions and 12 forced fumbles … Captained the Indians squad which advanced to the 2013 Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) championship his senior year … Named to The Clarion-Ledger’s All-State second team … Selected the District 2-4A Defensive Player of the Year … An All-District 2-4A first team pick … Recorded 110 total tackles as a senior … Had two sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery his senior campaign … During his senior season, caught a 15-yard TD pass with 1:11 to play to stun New Albany 14-12 in a District 2-4A game … Posted 28 total tackles against Southwind … Registered 245 total tackles his junior season, including 160 solo stops … Played for head coach John Danley his junior and senior seasons.
Personal
Son of Tammie Akins … Born in Memphis, Tennessee ... Birthday is September 28 ... Interdisciplinary studies major.
