Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-38@ Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 21-51@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Nazir Sy
Junior defensive lineman on Akron's 2022 roster.
6′2″ · 295 lb · Norcross, GA
Akron 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
DT recruit
No. 288 nationally · Joined Akron
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Akron's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Akron in 2020.
Nazir Sy
Wins his gap play after play. Three seasons at Akron, three different head coaches: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez and Joe Moorhead. The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Louisiana — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Akron — his college career is complete.
His career
20204 games
- Signed with Akron3-star out of Butler C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, and Joe Moorhead. Multi-era developmental context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Akron1-5HC: Tom Arth · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2021Akron2-10HC: Oscar Rodriguez · Run-leaning
2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Gabe Summers’s 2021 season.
Matches Gabe on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Williams's sophomore season at North Texas (2025).
84%match
Matches Jayden on
Height
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Jayden on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nazir Sy
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology