Akrum Wadley
 Wadley with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | March 13, 1995 Newark, New Jersey |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Newark (NJ) Weequahic |
| College: | Iowa |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Akrum Wadley (born March 13, 1995) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played college football at Iowa.
Early years
Wadley attended Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey.[1] He committed to University of Iowa to play college football.[2]
College career
Wadley played at Iowa from 2014 to 2017.[3] In his final collegiate game, he was named the MVP of the 2017 Pinstripe Bowl after rushing for 88 yards with a touchdown.[4][5] During his career, he rushed for 2,872 yards over 536 carries with 28 touchdowns.[6]
Statistics
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
| 2014 | 5 | 33 | 186 | 5.6 | 26 | 1 | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | −1.0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 83 | 496 | 6.0 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 168 | 1,081 | 6.4 | 75 | 10 | 36 | 315 | 8.8 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 252 | 1,109 | 4.4 | 35 | 10 | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 70 | 3 | |
| NCAA Totals | 39 | 536 | 2,872 | 5.4 | 75 | 28 | 71 | 761 | 10.7 | 70 | 7 | |
Professional career
Tennessee Titans
Wadley signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018.[8] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[9]
Atlanta Legends
In 2019, he signed with the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on March 6, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[11]
Houston Roughnecks
In October 2019, Wadley was picked by the Houston Roughnecks during the 2020 XFL Draft.[12] He was waived on January 5, 2020.[13]
References
- ^ Mom knows best: College football star learned ropes from leading lady
- ^ Akrum Wadley of Weequahic signs with Iowa on National Signing Day
- ^ Akrum Wadley: From the 'doghouse' to an elite Iowa football running back
- ^ Pinstripe Bowl score: Akrum Wadley leads Iowa to victory over Boston College
- ^ Pinstripe Bowl notes: Akrum Wadley caps Iowa career with memorable homecoming
- ^ Iowa's Wadley hoping for NFL call
- ^ "Akrum Wadley". Sports Reference LLC. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (May 11, 2018). "Titans Reach Deals with 22 Undrafted Free Agents". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2018). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster From 90 to 53 Players". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Mike (January 29, 2019). "Former college stars find home in the AAF". KCRG-TV. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.