Cam Akins

Height:
6-2
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pasadena, CA
High School:
Cathedral HS

A potential starter at X-Back (wide receiver) position, challenged by Chris Nicholls and Roland Jackson Jr.

2013 -- Played in 10 games with three starts against Weber State, Montana and Northern Arizona in middle of true freshman season ... caught eight passes for 68 yards ... longest reception was for 18 yards against Fresno State ... also caught a 17-yarder against San Diego ... season-high three catches against Fresno State ... also caught pair of passes in Yale and Northern Arizona games ... returned two kickoffs for 39 yards, both in Yale contest ... one return was for 28 yards ... no catches in 2014 Spring Game but returned a kickoff 22 yards.

High School -- Akins caught 53 passes for 803 yards and four touchdowns as a senior under head coach Kevin Pearson at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, the same school which produced Mustang slotback Kristaan Ivory. Akins also recorded 32 tackles and 10 pass breakups on defense. Thirteen of Akins' catches were made in the Harvard-Westlake game, a school record. He earned second-team All-Mission League honors and also was chosen his team's offensive MVP. He also landed on the Prepstar and Literacy Classic all-star teams and was named Cathedral's Athlete of the Year. The Phantoms were 10-3 overall and finished third in the Mission League at 3-2. Cathedral reached the semifinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Western Division playoffs last fall. Akins played just four games as a junior and caught 19 passes for 321 yards and one touchdown before he was sidelined with a knee injury. Akins also ran on the track and field team at Cathedral with best times of 14.02 seconds in the 110-meter high hurdles and 38.65 in the 300-meter intermediates. The Del Rey League high hurdles champion placed second in the high hurdles at the CIF-Southern Section Division III finals in 2012 and placed third in the 2013 state meet. In addition to Cal Poly, the Honor Roll member was recruited by San Jose State, Fresno State and Sacramento State, choosing to be a Mustang because "I love the coaching staff and I get an opportunity to play with my old teammate (Ivory). I love the environment, and the academic standards are very intriguing."

Personal -- Son of Dan and Marlene Akins ... two sisters, Baileigh and Chandler ... aspires to train injured athletes and help them make a comeback ... enjoys video games and jet skiing as hobbies ... born August 30, 1995, in Pasadena, Calif. ... majors in parks, recreation and tourism administration with a concentration in sports management.