Akins began his college career at UCF as a football player but then changed his pro sport aspirations when he was drafted in the third round by the Rangers in the 2010 MLB Draft.
Akins spent four seasons in the minor leagues as an outfielder and batted .218 in the Rangers’ farm system. He played in 321, hitting 24 home runs with 124 RBIs and stole 42 bases. He returned to UCF to pursue football again in 2014 and played in 10 games that year, catching 12 passes for 135 yards.
4. Highest TE draft pick at UCF
After suffering an injury early his sophomore season, Akins took a medical redshirt and found more production his last two years with the Knights, catching 55 passes for 862 yards and six touchdowns in his redshirt sophomore and junior seasons. That led him to becoming a third-round draft pick, which is the highest any tight end from UCF had been drafted.
Akins becomes the fourth tight end on the Browns depth chart, joining David Njoku, Harrison Bryant and Zaire Mitchell-Paden. He’s the second-most experienced player in the tight end room and, at 6-foot-4 and 249 pounds, is a few pounds bigger than Njoku, who is 6-foot-4 and 249-pounds.
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