Akaki Akarye
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | New York, New York, U.S. | July 23, 2000 (aged 64)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Username: | Ulaire |
Career information | |
College: | New York |
Career history | |
Roster status: | Active |
Akaki Akayre (born July 23, 2000) is an American football linebacker who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks. He played college football for New York (Ny) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
Akaki Akayre was born in New York in the family of emmigrants, and spent his childhood playing both football and basketball. He had some decent successes in both sports, but in high school it became apparent that he is better suited to football. He played both offense and defense in high school, being linebacker and tight end, due to his basketball training. His raw athleticism was good enough for high school but there were questions if he really is a professional prospect. His family and teachers characterized him as humble, talented but a bit lazy. It seems like he coasted on natural talent and didn't have the best work ethic. These characteristics marred his future prospects as college and professional player. Also there were some concerns about his playing weight, cause Akaki had problems with weight gain and was considered too small for lb. But after spending a summer with his granny he gained enough muscles and looked really different on playing field and in the gym.
College career
College carrer had really rough start for Akayre. he managed to tear his ACL in his first start as a true freshman. The recovery from the injury took the whole season. Recovery went hard cause of his questionable work ethic, and coaches told him that earning playing time will depend on him changing it and working hard. So in his second season he barely played but instead concentrated on training a lot. This contributed to his third season which was a truly breakout for him. He led the team in tackles, forced a couple of fumbles and even snagged one interception after becoming a full time starter. His quiet and humble demeanor in the locker room changed on the field where he really brought the competitive edge and aggressiveness. Akayre also started to spend more time in the film room to learn more about game strategy. He wanted to get every advantage that he could against other teams.
College career statistics
Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG |
2019 | NYU | 10 | 52 | 7 | 3/1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 |
Professional career
2049
Akaki declared for eligibility during the tail end of DSFL's 34th season. Due to the league's rules, he was able to be claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Coyotes. He started the final two games of the season. He also took part in the playoff games with KCC losing in conference championship.
2050
In Season 35, Akayre was selected in the second round of DSFL draft with twelfth overall pick by Portland Pythons. Pythons started the season hot, lead by their defense. Akaki quickly became important part of stacked Pythons defense, which proceeded to stay best in the league. He had several outstanding performances. In week 5 he went to have 12 tackles, 1 sack and 1 int. In week 9 he added 6 tackles, 1 sack and his first career pick-six. Overall he showed some good coverage abilities for LB with 4 interceptions in a season. He finished second in DSFL Linebacker of the Year voting, losing out to Bondi Beach LB Kevin McThumper. Also he got to second and third place in Defensive performance of the Year for DSFL with week 5 and week 9 games. He still didn't have much playoff success with Pythons losing in conference championship to his former team KCC.
2051 Before the start of the 2051 season Akayre was drafted by Arizona Outlaws in the third round of ISFL draft. The team has high hopes for him cause they traded a first round pick of S37 draft for this selection. Still he stayed for a final season in the DSFL for Pythons. While his first full season in DSFL was impressive, earning him an All Pro nod, his second season was even better. While start of the season was relatively slow for Akaki, he picked up pace showing an all around great performance in weeks 5 and 8. In week 5 he had 11 Tck, 3 Sck, 1 Def TD, 1 FF, 1 FR and in week 8 - 10 Tck, 1 Sck, 1 Int, 1 Def TD, 1 FF, 1 FR. Overall, Akayre finished the season as a sack leader, adding several forced turnovers, second in TFLs, and having 100+ tackles for the first time in his career. He played a great part in Pythons season, that finished with 11-3 record, and Conference Championship. Sadly they came short in the Ultimini against Tijuana.
Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
Professional career statistics
Career statistics | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | Games | Tck | TFL | FF/FR | Sck | Int | PD | Sfty | TD | Blk P/XP/FG | |||||||||||||
2049 (S34) | Coyotes | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | |||||||||||||
2050 (S35) | Pythons | 14 | 97 | 16 | 2/0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0/0/0 | 2051 (S36) | Pythons | 14 | 106 | 14 | 4/3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0/0/0 |
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