Akron football recruiting · Mid-American

Akron recruiting: the 2027 class is still empty

Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.

02027 commits

-average stars, 2027 class

-2027 class score

484commits since 2002

The 2027 class

0 commits

No 2027 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.

Latest moves

nothing new

Nothing logged for Akron in the last 120 days. The newest dated moves in our archive (May 15, 2026):

Offered Jayden Paulino

DL · 2027 · Passaic County Tech · Wayne, NJ

★★★★★

May 15

Offered Austin Barrett

CB · 2027 · Paramus Catholic · Paramus, NJ

★★★★★

Feb 18

Offered Dominic Black

OT · 2027 · Tri-Village · New Madison, OH

★★★★★

Jan 26

Offered Angelo Smith

S · 2027 · Chaminade-Madonna · Hollywood, FL

★★★★★

Jan 23

Offered Dylan Latell

OT · 2027 · Girard, OH

★★★★★

Jan 16

Our live tracker reads offer, visit and commit posts as recruits share them; coverage grows every day.

The 2028 class

0 commits

No 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.

2027 offers out

27 offers · 0 here · 26 elsewhere

Jayden Paulino

DL · 2027 · Passaic County Tech · Wayne, NJ

★★★★★

Boston College

May 15

Austin Barrett

CB · 2027 · Paramus Catholic · Paramus, NJ

★★★★★

Virginia Tech

Feb 18

Dominic Black

OT · 2027 · Tri-Village · New Madison, OH

★★★★★

Kentucky

Jan 26

Angelo Smith

S · 2027 · Chaminade-Madonna · Hollywood, FL

★★★★★

Ohio State

Jan 23

Dylan Latell

OT · 2027 · Girard, OH

★★★★★

Virginia Tech

Jan 16

Kal-El Johnson

OT · 2027 · Archbishop Moeller · Cincinnati, OH

★★★★★

Georgia Tech

Apr 18, 2025

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Monsanna Torbert Jr.

CB · 2027 · Princeton · Cincinnati, OH

★★★★★

Michigan

Apr 16, 2025

Jameer Henry

IOL · 2027 · Martin Luther King · Detroit, MI

unrated

Uncommitted

Apr 4, 2025

Jordan Karhoff

TE · 2027 · St. Francis De Sales · Columbus, OH

★★★★★

Virginia Tech

Jan 28, 2025

Jaiden Kelly-Murray

WR · 2027 · Oceanside Collegiate Academy · Mount Pleasant, SC

★★★★★

Colorado

Jan 25, 2025

Chuck Alexander

WR · 2027 · Withrow · Cincinnati, OH

★★★★★

Iowa State

Jan 23, 2025

Bryce Williams

CB · 2027 · Western · Fort Lauderdale, FL

★★★★★

Nebraska

Jan 21, 2025

Javien Robinson

WR · 2027 · Mckeesport, PA

★★★★★

South Carolina

Nov 26, 2024

Dakota Guerrant

WR · 2027 · Harper Woods, MI

★★★★★

Oregon

May 30, 2024

Layton von Brandt

OT · 2027 · Appoquinimink · Middletown, DE

★★★★★

Auburn

May 21, 2024

Jaylyn Jones

S · 2027 · McArthur · Hollywood, FL

★★★★★

Miami

May 21, 2024

Reinaldo Perez

DL · 2027 · Columbus Academy · Columbus, OH

★★★★★

Indiana

May 13, 2024

Sa'Nir Brooks

RB · 2027 · St. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD

★★★★★

Florida Atlantic

Feb 2, 2024

Carter Bonner

ATH · 2027 · St. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD

★★★★★

West Virginia

Jan 17, 2024

Kemon Spell

RB · 2027 · Mckeesport, PA

★★★★★

Georgia

Jan 10, 2024

Gabe Jenkins

S · 2027 · Imani Christian Academy · Pittsburgh, PA

★★★★★

Colorado

Dec 8, 2023

Khalil Taylor

WR · 2027 · Pine-Richland · Gibsonia, PA

★★★★★

Nebraska

Nov 2, 2023

Larry Moon III

S · 2027 · IMG Academy · Bradenton, FL

★★★★★

Georgia Tech

Nov 2, 2023

Brayton Feister

ATH · 2027 · Massillon Washington · Massillon, OH

★★★★★

Oregon

Nov 1, 2023

Jordan Haskins

S · 2027 · Bryan Station · Lexington, KY

★★★★★

Louisville

Oct 30, 2023

Caden Moss

OT · 2027 · Jackson Academy · Jackson, MS

★★★★★

Ohio State

Sep 14, 2023

Xavier Sabb

ATH · 2027 · Glassboro, NJ

★★★★★

Oregon

Jun 19, 2023

Every Akron class since 2002

Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 0 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2006 (No. 73).

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Class	Commits	Avg stars	Rank	Best commits	Head coach
2027 LIVE	0	-	-	none logged	Joe Moorhead
2026	12	3.00	No. 126	Semaj Beals QB, Elzea Rollins IOL	Joe Moorhead
2025	8	2.88	No. 126	Kenneth McManus IV IOL, Jaiden Brown-Demery IOL	Joe Moorhead
2024	16	2.93	No. 112	Sean Patrick RB, Khalil Witherspoon TE	Joe Moorhead
2023	14	2.93	No. 114	David Jester S, Richard Benenge LB	Joe Moorhead
2022	8	2.67	No. 130	Bobby Golden WR, Keylen Davis OT	Tom Arth
2021	20	2.65	No. 127	Jasaiah Gathings WR, D.J. Irons QB	Tom Arth

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2020	32	2.66	No. 125	Isiah Childs OLB, Janirr Wade SDE	Tom Arth
2019	26	2.39	No. 112	Corey Thomas Jr. S, Peter Hayes-Patrick RB	Terry Bowden
2018	16	2.25	No. 121	Keyondre White RB, Abraham Alce RB	Terry Bowden
2017	23	2.05	No. 131	Nick Johns PRO, Jeffrey Lubin CB	Terry Bowden
2016	16	2.14	No. 131	Kato Nelson PRO, DeMarcus LLoyd ILB	Terry Bowden
2015	17	2.12	No. 127	Ulysees Gilbert ILB, Richie Cooper WR	Terry Bowden
2014	19	2.22	No. 103	Chandler Kincade PRO, Richard Dorvilus OLB	Terry Bowden
2013	19	2.29	No. 109	Jerome Lane S, Mykel Traylor-Bennett ATH	Terry Bowden
2012	22	2.05	No. 121	Steven Franco DUAL, Jatavis Brown OLB	Rob Ianello
2011	22	2.05	No. 114	Nick Rossi ILB, A.J. Fox K	Rob Ianello
2010	24	2.50	No. 99	Erick Howard RB, Keith Sconiers WR	J.D. Brookhart
2009	23	2.30	No. 98	Patrick Nicely PRO, Jake Brandt OT	J.D. Brookhart
2008	21	2.29	No. 90	Deryn Bowser WR, Will Fleming S	J.D. Brookhart
2007	23	2.35	No. 91	Casey Estrada OT, Da'von Moore CB	J.D. Brookhart
2006	23	2.27	No. 73	Mark Jackson OLB, David Harvey WR	J.D. Brookhart
2005	19	2.06	No. 108	Jose Cruz TE, Al Teric Balaam OLB	J.D. Brookhart
2004	22	2.00	No. 96	Andre Walker APB, Brian Flaherty PRO	Lee Owens
2003	18	2.06	No. 89	John Ferguson PRO, Andrew Higgins WR	Lee Owens
2002	21	2.00	No. 85	Aaron Holderman OLB, Andy Wills OT	Lee Owens

Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.

Where Akron recruits come from

The biggest pipeline is Ohio, with 174 commits.

Top states

2002-2027

OH174 36%

FL79 16%

PA68 14%

GA24 5%

CA22 5%

MI14 3%

NY12 2%

NJ11 2%

Pipeline high schools

2 or more commits

St. Vincent-St. Mary

Akron, OH · Darrian Lewis (2021), Newman Williams (2014)

7 commits

St. Edward

Lakewood, OH · Kyan Mason (2024), Seth Cunningham (2010)

5 commits

Dillard

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Devin Jordan (2018), Joshua Bowen (2023)

5 commits

Penn Hills

Pittsburgh, PA · David Harvey (2006), Noel Roach (2021)

5 commits

Reynoldsburg

Reynoldsburg, OH · Dijon Jennings (2022), Mykel Traylor-Bennett (2013)

5 commits

Akron East

Akron, OH · Devanier Floyd (2018), Deandre Brimage (2017)

5 commits

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Nassau C.C.

Garden City, NY · Micklos Blake (2010), Patrick McCloskey (2010)

5 commits

Glenville

Cleveland, OH · Donte Cloud (2004), Stephon Fuqua (2004)

5 commits

Archbishop Hoban

Akron, OH · Will Fleming (2008), R.J. Kelly (2018)

4 commits

South

Willoughby, OH · Patrick Nicely (2009), Joe Vidovic (2009)

3 commits

Flanagan

Hollywood, FL · Kato Nelson (2016), Delvin Davis (2006)

3 commits

Ursuline

Youngstown, OH · Tairan Davis Jr. (2025), Jonathan Neeley (2016)

3 commits

Who Akron offered, and who won them

Of the 856 players we have on record as Akron offers (2003-2025), 157 signed here (18%). The program that beat them most often: Pittsburgh, 32 times.

Class	Offers	Signed here	Hit rate	Lost most to
2025	5	0	0%	Michigan 1, Ole Miss 1
2024	7	0	0%	Michigan 1, Florida State 1
2023	14	1	7%	Oregon 1, Clemson 1
2022	8	0	0%	Clemson 1, Michigan 1
2016	23	1	4%	Ole Miss 1, Ohio State 1
2015	58	0	0%	Cincinnati 3, Florida State 2

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2014	89	12	13%	Kentucky 5, Cincinnati 4
2013	83	8	10%	Pittsburgh 4, Texas Tech 4
2012	87	15	17%	Illinois 5, Michigan 3
2011	54	11	20%	Ohio 5, Northwestern 3
2010	61	20	33%	Boston College 3, Pittsburgh 3
2009	91	12	13%	Maryland 6, Bowling Green 5
2008	67	13	19%	Pittsburgh 5, Michigan State 3
2007	59	13	22%	West Virginia 4, Northwestern 4
2006	60	16	27%	Toledo 4, Ohio 3
2005	45	12	27%	Pittsburgh 5, West Virginia 4
2004	26	12	46%	South Florida 2, Michigan State 2
2003	19	11	58%	Pittsburgh 2, Ohio State 1

Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2003-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.

Lost head to head

offered here, signed there

32 players

22 players

19 players

18 players

17 players

16 players

The coaches who signed them

Joe Moorhead has signed 50 commits since the 2023 class.

Head coaches and their classes

Coach	Classes	Commits	Avg stars	Best get
Joe Moorhead 2022-2026 · 13-35	2023-2027	50	2.94	Semaj Beals
Tom Arth 2019-2021 · 3-24	2020-2022	60	2.65	Bobby Golden
Terry Bowden 2012-2018 · 35-52	2013-2019	136	2.21	Corey Thomas Jr.
Rob Ianello 2010-2011 · 2-22	2011-2012	44	2.05	Steven Franco
J.D. Brookhart 2004-2009 · 30-42	2005-2010	133	2.31	Mark Jackson
Lee Owens 2001-2003 · 15-20	2002-2004	61	2.02	John Ferguson

Position coaches: who they landed

commits at their positions

Tim Tibesar

Defensive coordinator / linebackers · 2022 · best: Richard Benenge, Kameron Cheatom

3 commits

3.00 avg stars

Winston DeLattiboudere III

defensive line · 2022 · best: Marcus Moore Jr., Bruno Dall

3 commits

2.67 avg stars

Neal Renna

safeties · 2022 · best: David Jester, Darius Owens

3 commits

3.00 avg stars

Joel Rodriguez

Run Game coordinator / Offensive line · 2022 · best: Jayvin James, Jonas Mann

3 commits

3.00 avg stars

Reno Ferri

Tight ends · 2022 · best: Conner Cravaack

1 commits

3.00 avg stars

Terry Richardson

running backs · 2022 · best: none at his positions

0 commits

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Tre' Bell

cornerbacks · 2022 · best: none at his positions

0 commits

Billy Fessler

Co-Pass Game coordinator / quarterbacks · 2022 · best: none at his positions

0 commits

David Gilbertson

Co-Pass Game coordinator / Wide receivers · 2022 · best: none at his positions

0 commits

Matt Feeney

Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers · 2019-2020 · best: Isiah Childs, Juan Jarrett

15 commits

2.67 avg stars

Chris Cook

Tight ends / Offensive Tackles · 2019-2020 · best: Ronan Chambers, Brycen Yarmo

10 commits

2.40 avg stars

Brian Cochran

Defensive Line · 2019-2020 · best: Janirr Wade, Bennett Adler

7 commits

2.67 avg stars

Deonte Gibson

Outside linebackers/defensive ends · 2020 · best: Rey'Noi Summersett, Bennett Adler

7 commits

2.50 avg stars

Tommy Zagorski

Offensive coordinator / Offensive Line · 2019-2020 · best: Ronan Chambers, Gavin Malott

6 commits

2.50 avg stars

Jayden Everett

Running Backs · 2019-2020 · best: Teon Dollard, Jonzell Norrils

4 commits

2.67 avg stars

Bryan Gasser

Pass Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers · 2019-2020 · best: Jasaiah Gathings, Oran Singleton Jr.

4 commits

3.00 avg stars

Oscar Rodriguez Jr.

Inside linebackers · 2020 · best: Rey'Noi Summersett, Daylen Morgan

3 commits

2.33 avg stars

Jonathan Cooley

Defensive Backs / Corners & Nickels · 2019 · best: Woobendy Guerrier, Chukwudifu Ogbonna

9 commits

2.62 avg stars

Oscar Rodriguez

Secondary / Safeties · 2019 · best: Woobendy Guerrier, Chukwudifu Ogbonna

9 commits

2.62 avg stars

Shelton Felton

Outside Linebackers / Defensive Ends · 2019 · best: Isiah Childs, Janirr Wade

8 commits

2.75 avg stars

Chris Hurd

Special Teams / Fullbacks / Halfbacks · 2019 · best: Teon Dollard, Jonzell Norrils

3 commits

2.67 avg stars

Mike Woodford

Safeties · 2012-2017 · best: Jerome Lane, Alvin Davis

7 commits

2.17 avg stars

Jeff Bowden

ST coord. and WR coach · 2017 · best: Jalen Hooks, Timothy Scippio

5 commits

2.20 avg stars

Eric Hickson

RB coach · 2017 · best: Keyondre White, Abraham Alce

3 commits

2.67 avg stars

Trent Boykin

running backs · 2012-2016 · best: Manny Morgan, Anthony Lauro

11 commits

2.09 avg stars

Otis Mounds

Cornerbacks / defensive passing game coordinator · 2014-2016 · best: Jason Williams, Jeffrey Lubin

7 commits

2.00 avg stars

A. J. Milwee

offensive coordinator / quarterbacks · 2012-2016 · best: Chandler Kincade, Kato Nelson

5 commits

2.80 avg stars

Brett Ekkens

offensive line · 2016 · best: Ronald Beasley, Marcus Kidd

3 commits

2.00 avg stars

Erick Hickson

running backs · 2015-2016 · best: Jemarulin Suggs, Jaleel Davis

2 commits

2.00 avg stars

Darrell Funk

offensive line / offensive run game coordinator · 2015 · best: Cedric McCoy, Jovann Letuli

5 commits

2.00 avg stars

Todd Stroud

defensive line · 2012-2014 · best: Anthony Clark, Keontae Hollis

8 commits

2.50 avg stars

A.J. Milwee

offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach · 2014 · best: none at his positions

0 commits

Terrell Buckley

cornerbacks · 2012-2013 · best: Jamal Baggett, Bernard Willingham

5 commits

2.00 avg stars

Alan Arrington

offensive line · 2012 · best: Cedric Brittnum, Stephen Ericksen

3 commits

2.00 avg stars

A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.

The 2026 staff (2 coaches)

Joe Moorhead

Head coach

Tim Tibesar

Defensive coordinator

Quick answers

How many commits does Akron have in the 2027 class?

None logged yet for Akron in the 2027 class.

What was Akron's best recruiting class?

By our class score, the 2006 class (No. 73 nationally): 23 commits, 0 five-stars and 0 four-stars.

Where does Akron recruit the most?

Ohio: 174 of Akron's 484 commits since 2002 came from there.

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