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2016 Football Roster

22 Akeel Lynch

  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Previous School Penn State

Biography

NEVADA
SENIOR (2016) – Saw time in four games during his final year that was plagued with injuries … Made his Wolf Pack debut in the season opener against Cal Poly (9/2) … Rushed eight times for 29 yards and returned one kick for 19 yards … Following a series of injuries he hung up his cleats for good following the game at Hawai’I (10/1).

PRIOR TO NEVADA - Rushed for 1,318 yards on 262 carries with seven touchdown in three seasons at Penn State … Ranks 32nd on the Nittany Lions’ all-time rushing chart … Is tied with Franco Harris for 20th all-time in program history with five 100-yard rushing games … Led his team with 678 yards on the ground in 2014 … Set career-highs with 28 carries and 137 yards on Nov. 22, 2014 at Illinois … Career-long 75-yard rush came against Rutgers on Sept. 19, 2015.

HIGH SCHOOL - A 2012 graduate of St. Francis HS in Buffalo, N.Y. … Attended the same high school as Nevada head coach Brian Polian … 2011 New York Gatorade Player of the Year … Rushed for 2,131 yards, a school record, and 25 touchdowns as a senior … Scored 10 touchdowns and rushed for 828 yards as a junior … Lettered in track and field and was a team captain as a senior.

PERSONAL - Son of Dona McKoy … Was active as the compliance manager in Penn State’s chapter of Uplifting Athletes, which has raised more than $1 million for kidney cancer patients, their families and research … Earned his undergraduate from Penn State in economics.



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