Cam Akers

Cam Akers was born on June 22, 1999, in Jackson, Mississippi. Akers attended Clinton High School in Clinton, Mississippi, where he excelled in football, playing both quarterback and running back. During his senior year, he recorded 2,105 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns, alongside 3,128 passing yards and 31 touchdowns. His high school career totals reached 13,243 yards and 149 touchdowns. Akers was honored as the Mississippi Gatorade Player of The Year and received the U.S. Army Player of the Year Award in 2016. He was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Florida State University.

At Florida State, Akers continued his impressive performance, breaking the FSU freshman rushing record in 2017 with 1,025 yards, surpassing Dalvin Cook’s previous mark. He earned Third-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors in 2017 and Second-Team All-ACC in 2019. In 2019, he set a program record with 36 carries in a single game and tied another program record with four touchdowns against Syracuse. Akers concluded his college career ranked sixth in program history for single-season rushing yards (1,144) and career rushing yards (2,875). Following his successful college tenure, Akers entered the 2020 NFL Draft.

Akers was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round, 52nd overall, in the 2020 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he demonstrated his potential with a 171-yard rushing performance against the New England Patriots in Week 14, earning him NFC Offensive Player of the Week. He was a key player in the Rams’ postseason run in 2020. In 2021, despite tearing his Achilles tendon, Akers made a remarkable return, aided by SpeedBridge surgery, and participated in the postseason, contributing to the Rams’ Super Bowl LVI championship. He later played for the Houston Texans and has had multiple stints with the Minnesota Vikings, displaying resilience and consistent performance throughout his professional career.