Akrum Wadley
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Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
 Wadley with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 | |
| No. 38, 27 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 13, 1995 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Weequahic (Newark) |
| College | Iowa |
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Akrum Wadley (born March 13, 1995) is an American former football running back. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was signed by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Akrum was born on March 13, 1995, in Newark, New Jersey, to Sheronda Phelps and John Wadley. Akrum is one of five sons.[1] Wadley attended Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey.[2] He committed to the University of Iowa to play college football.[3]
College career
Wadley played at Iowa from 2014 to 2017.[4] In his final collegiate game, he was named the MVP of the 2017 Pinstripe Bowl after rushing for 88 yards with a touchdown.[5][6] During his career, he rushed for 2,872 yards over 536 carries with 28 touchdowns.[7] While at Iowa, Wadley was a communications major[8]
Statistics
Iowa Hawkeyes | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| Totals | 39 | 536 | 2,872 | 5.4 | 75 | 28 | 71 | 761 | 10.7 | 70 | 7 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 9+7⁄8 in (1.77 m) |
194 lb (88 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.54 s | 1.56 s | 2.64 s | 4.39 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 12 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Wadley signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018.[12] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[13]
In 2019, he signed with the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on March 6, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[15]
In October 2019, Wadley was picked by the Houston Roughnecks during the 2020 XFL draft.[16] He was waived on January 5, 2020.[17]