Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 22-17vs Chattanooga | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Rishad Hence
Senior defensive back on Akron's 2023 roster.
5′11″ · 163 lb · Detroit, MI
CFB Index 21 · #451 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceAkron 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2129 nationally · Signed with Akron
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Akron's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Akron in 2021.
- Transferred from Akron to Eastern Kentucky in 2024.
Rishad Hence
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Rishad Hence has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Akron. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Chattanooga — Week 2, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Akron, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
20214 games
- Signed with Akron3-star out of Martin Luther King
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021
Oscar Rodriguez
Akron
Coaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Akron2-10HC: Oscar Rodriguez · Run-leaning
2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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 · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
21 · #451 of 493 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #451 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jojo Forest’s 2022 season.
Matches Jojo on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Jojo on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tony Collier's sophomore season at New Mexico (2021).
95%match
Matches Tony on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Rishad Hence
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology