Player Bio: Akil Patterson :: Football
4/9/2013 8:00:00 AM | Football
On Patterson: Third-year lineman who made the switch from defense to offense last season … will work primarily at right guard behind Lamar Bryant … a tenacious blocker with good feet … tore the lateral meniscus in his right knee in the spring game and had offseason surgery but is expected to return in time for fall camp … one of two offensive linemen with a vertical jump of 30 inches or better (31).
2002 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action as a reserve in seven games … played a total of 46 plays … (at Duke) … registered his lone “big block” of the season … (at UNC) …earned his top grade of the season (1.44).
2001 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School: A 2001 graduate of Frederick (Md.) High School … a three-year starter at defensive tackle who also saw action on the offensive line ... as a senior in 2000, was named Associated Press honorable mention all-state as a defensive linemen in addition to pulling down first team All-Central League honors for the second consecutive year … a first team all-area selection by the Frederick Post ... named the top lineman in Frederick as a junior … a preseason Mid-Atlantic all-region selection by PrepStar ... was also one of the top wrestlers in the state.
Personal: Akil Sadiki Patterson was born January 23, 1983 … son of Rhonda and Keith Patterson … majoring in government and politics ... is interested in a career in politics.
Akil Patterson
Class:
SophomoreHometown:
Frederick, Md.High School:
Frederick
Height / Weight:
6-2 / 295Position:
Offensive LineBirthdate:
01/23/1983Experience:
1V
