Last confirmed: Nevada, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Toronto, ON · St. Francis
Akeel Lynch: RB · Nevada · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Akeel Lynch
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: James Franklin and Brian Polian. One game to point at: 21 rushing yards against Cal Poly — Week 1, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nevada | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2015 | Penn State | 55 | 282 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2014 | Penn State | 147 | 678 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Career | 210 | 989 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nevada | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Penn State | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-27vs Cal Poly | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 10-39@ No. 18 Notre Dame | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-24@ Purdue | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38@ Hawai'i | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 |
Week 1 · 2016
W 30-27
vs Cal Poly
21 rush yds (4 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. Boy — 45.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 71 long · T. Stewart — 189 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.9 · 31 rush yds (8 car)
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 21.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 7.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Polian
Pass share
42.7%
349 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
68.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
335 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Penn State and Nevada, 989 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 25 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bill O'Brien, James Franklin and Brian Polian.
From Toronto, ON — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.
