Landen Akers

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Scene from Iowa State vs Oklahoma State football game at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa on October 26, 2019. Photo © Wesley Winterink.

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-0
Weight:
188
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
High School:
Washington

Awards and Honors
NFF Hampshire Society (2021)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2020)
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 (2017, 2018, 2019)

2020
First Team Academic All-Big 12 … played in all 12 games, registering five starts … third on the team in receiving yards (269) on 16 catches … averaged 14.9 yards per catch … had two catches for 60 yards vs. TCU with a season-long 49-yard snare … tallied four catches for 34 yards vs. Texas Tech … recorded career highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (76) vs. Kansas … scored first career touchdown on a two-yard catch vs. West Virginia on senior day … was also a valuable member on special teams, tallying seven tackles … blocked ISU’s first punt in 11 years vs. Baylor to aid in the Cyclones’ second-half comeback … ended career with 38 receptions for 593 yards and a touchdown.

2019
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … valuable reserve for the wide receiver unit and key contributor on special teams … played in all 13 games … caught nine passes for 109 yards … also had 11 tackles on special teams … tallied a season-long 32-yard reception vs. TCU … recorded four receptions for 39 yards vs. Oklahoma State.

2018
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … one of ISU’s top reserve receivers, catching 10 passes for 181 yards … competed in all 13 games … averaged 18.1 yards per catch … caught a season-high three passes vs. Kansas … corralled a career-long 55-yard catch vs. Oklahoma State, the fifth-longest play from scrimmage on the year.

2017
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … Iowa State’s primary kickoff returner, averaging 20.9 yards on 14 returns … played in 10 games … posted a career-long 32-yard kickoff return vs. West Virginia … caught one pass for 34 yards vs. Kansas.

2016
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

2015
Greyshirted before enrolling at Iowa State.

High School
Second-team Class 4A all-state selection by the INA in 2014 as a defensive back … was also an all-district and an all-area selection by the Cedar Rapids Gazette … team finished 13-1 and advanced to the Class 4A state title game … team averaged 40 points per game … racked up 1,320 all-purpose yards with 11 touchdowns as a senior … scored touchdowns in five different ways: five receiving, two kickoff returns, two interceptions, one punt return and one rushing … tallied 355 yards receiving on 21 catches and had 26.5 tackles … tallied 304 yards on 10 kickoff returns … ran back a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown in the state championship game vs. Dowling Catholic … also had a 99-yard interception return during the season … tallied 31 receptions for 489 yards and three touchdowns as a junior … standout on the track team, qualifying for state in four events: 4x100 meters, 4x200 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters … finished third at the Class 4A state track meet in the 400 meters (48.91) … also an all-conference, all-district and all-metro baseball player … teammates with current Cyclone Julian Good-Jones … coached by Paul James.

Personal
Born July 7, 1997 … son of Mark Akers and Kimberlee Barnes … family and consumer sciences major.