2021 Football Roster
Roster
Luke Akers
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Ravenwood HS
2021
Saw action in all 12 games as the starting punter ... recorded a season-best 66-yard boot against Hawai'i and had six kicks of over 50 yards during the season.
2020
Saw action in 7 games as the starting punter ... Averaged 43.1 yards per kick with a long of 62 yards (at Oregon) ... Placed 12 kicks inside the 20-yard line with high of 4 at Oregon ... Had 4 kicks of over 50 yards, with a best of 2 at Colorado for 51 and 52 yards ... ranked 5th in the Pac-12 with his 43.1-yard average ... UCLA ranked 5th in the Pac-12 in net punting at 39.0 ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2021..
PRIOR TO UCLA
Three-star recruit according to ESPN and Rivals … No. 6 kicker by 247Sports and ESPN … No. 29 prospect in state by ESPN … named Kicker of the Year finalist by Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in 2019 … named All-Region 6-6A Kicker of the Year after posting seven field goals, 93 points in 2019 … Raptors fell in 2019 Division I Class 6A championship game … converted 47 of 49 extra points and 4 of 6 field goals, including long of 46 yards, in 2018 … also handled kickoffs and punts for Raptors.
PERSONAL
Son of Erika and David Akers ... has one younger brother and one younger sister ... famous athlete he most admires is Michael Phelps ... in his spare time he enjoys playing the guitar ... his dad played 16 professional seasons in the NFL, appeared in six Pro Bowls and was 2017 inductee into Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame.
