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Jersey Number 17
JaQuez Akins
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Starkville, Miss.
- Previous School:
- East Mississippi CC
- High School:
- Starkville HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2020-21: Named to All-OVC second team…Played in all seven games while starting six contest for the Skyhawks at safety…Compiled 38 total tackles, including 19 solos and 19 assists…Notched 3.0 tackles for loss totaling 11 yards…Ranked first nationally with two fumble recoveries while ranking second in the OVC with two forced fumbles…Tallied four pass breakups, including a season-high two against Eastern Illinois (March 7)…Posted one quarterback hurry against Murray State (Feb. 28)…Posted a season-high nine tackles against Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Tallied at least five tackles in five games…Recorded two tackles for loss against Murray State (Feb. 28)…Forced fumbles against Murray State (Feb. 28) and Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Recovered fumbles against Murray State (Feb. 28) and Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Garnered Preseason All-OVC honors…Tabbed to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC team…Named to HERO Sports Preseason All-OVC team.
2019: Named All-OVC first team…Tabbed to OVC All-Newcomer squad…Named to Phil Steele All-Conference second team...Played and started all 12 games for the Skyhawks at safety…Compiled 92 total tackles, including 53 solos and 39 assists…Notched 5.5 tackles for loss totaling 13 yards…Recorded two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Tallied one interception against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19)…Notched six pass breakups…Eclipsed the double-digits in tackles against Florida (Sept. 7), Southern Illinois (Sept. 14) and Tennessee State (Nov. 16)…Posted a season-high 12 tackles against Southern Illinois (Sept. 14)…Tallied two tackles for loss at Austin Peay (Nov. 9) while recovering a fumble…Forced fumbles against Murray State (Sept. 28) and Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12)…Tallied at least five tackles in 10 of the 12 contests.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from East Mississippi Community College where he played for head coach Buddy Stephens…He helped lead EMCC to back-to-back national championships while posting a 23-1 record in two seasons…Notched 45 combined tackles, including 28 solos and 17 assists…Tallied five pass breakups, 3.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery…Notched a career-best eight tackles against Itawamba CC…Named to the 2018 MACJC All-State/North Division first team after leading the NJCAA and MACJC champion EMCC Lions with four interceptions – returning a pair for touchdowns…Tallied 33 total tackles, including 26 solos and six assists as a freshman…He forced a pair of fumbles against Itawamba CC and Northwest Mississippi CC…Recorded a season-high six tackles in the national championship against Arizona Western…Prepped at Starkville High School where he played for Ricky Woods…Tallied 93 career tackles, eight interceptions and nine pass breakups in his prep career…He was a 2016 Bernard Blackwell North All-Star and was a member of the Yellowjackets' 2015 Class 6A state championship squad.
PERSONAL: Born on May 18, 1999...Son of Jeff and Jessica Akins...Has two siblings, Jaliyah and Vernecia...Majoring in health and human performance.
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC First Team (2019)
- All-OVC Second Team (2020-21, 2021)
- OVC All-Newcomer Team (2019)
- Phil Steele FCS All-OVC second team (2019)
- Phil Steele FCS All-OVC third team (2021)
- Preseason Honors
- Preseason All-OVCÂ (2020)
- HERO Sports Preseason All-OVCÂ (2020)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC (2020, 2021)
2020-21: Named to All-OVC second team…Played in all seven games while starting six contest for the Skyhawks at safety…Compiled 38 total tackles, including 19 solos and 19 assists…Notched 3.0 tackles for loss totaling 11 yards…Ranked first nationally with two fumble recoveries while ranking second in the OVC with two forced fumbles…Tallied four pass breakups, including a season-high two against Eastern Illinois (March 7)…Posted one quarterback hurry against Murray State (Feb. 28)…Posted a season-high nine tackles against Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Tallied at least five tackles in five games…Recorded two tackles for loss against Murray State (Feb. 28)…Forced fumbles against Murray State (Feb. 28) and Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11)…Recovered fumbles against Murray State (Feb. 28) and Southeast Missouri (Apr. 3)…Garnered Preseason All-OVC honors…Tabbed to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC team…Named to HERO Sports Preseason All-OVC team.
2019: Named All-OVC first team…Tabbed to OVC All-Newcomer squad…Named to Phil Steele All-Conference second team...Played and started all 12 games for the Skyhawks at safety…Compiled 92 total tackles, including 53 solos and 39 assists…Notched 5.5 tackles for loss totaling 13 yards…Recorded two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Tallied one interception against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19)…Notched six pass breakups…Eclipsed the double-digits in tackles against Florida (Sept. 7), Southern Illinois (Sept. 14) and Tennessee State (Nov. 16)…Posted a season-high 12 tackles against Southern Illinois (Sept. 14)…Tallied two tackles for loss at Austin Peay (Nov. 9) while recovering a fumble…Forced fumbles against Murray State (Sept. 28) and Tennessee Tech (Oct. 12)…Tallied at least five tackles in 10 of the 12 contests.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from East Mississippi Community College where he played for head coach Buddy Stephens…He helped lead EMCC to back-to-back national championships while posting a 23-1 record in two seasons…Notched 45 combined tackles, including 28 solos and 17 assists…Tallied five pass breakups, 3.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery…Notched a career-best eight tackles against Itawamba CC…Named to the 2018 MACJC All-State/North Division first team after leading the NJCAA and MACJC champion EMCC Lions with four interceptions – returning a pair for touchdowns…Tallied 33 total tackles, including 26 solos and six assists as a freshman…He forced a pair of fumbles against Itawamba CC and Northwest Mississippi CC…Recorded a season-high six tackles in the national championship against Arizona Western…Prepped at Starkville High School where he played for Ricky Woods…Tallied 93 career tackles, eight interceptions and nine pass breakups in his prep career…He was a 2016 Bernard Blackwell North All-Star and was a member of the Yellowjackets' 2015 Class 6A state championship squad.
PERSONAL: Born on May 18, 1999...Son of Jeff and Jessica Akins...Has two siblings, Jaliyah and Vernecia...Majoring in health and human performance.
FB: Southeast Missouri Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, September 28
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 5
Tuesday, September 23
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 4
Wednesday, September 17
FB: Southern Illinois Postgame Press Conference
Sunday, September 14
