Cam Akers

Cam Akers (born June 22, 1999) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.

His rushing total broke the FSU freshman record previously held by Dalvin Cook in 2014 when he rushed for 1,008 yards.

Akers was named Third-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) at the end of the season.

He also played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and won the U.S. Army Player of the Year Award in 2016.

Akers was rated as a five-star recruit and was ranked among the top recruits in his class.

He committed to Florida State University to play college football.

Florida State began the season against Alabama in the Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game.

Akers rushed for 30 yards on 10 attempts in his college debut.

They would lose, 24–7.

Akers first 100-yard game came against Miami (FL), where he rushed for 129 yards on 14 carries in a 24–20 loss.

Against Duke a week later, Akers scored his first college touchdown on a 46-yard touchdown run to beat the Blue Devils, 17–10.

In a game against Syracuse, Akers rushed for 199 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns.

Against Louisiana–Monroe in the final regular season game, Akers rushed for 117 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns.

After the 2017 Independence Bowl, Akers totals on the season went to 194 attempts for 1,025 yards and seven touchdowns.

He also had 16 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown.

Akers was again the starter for the 2018 season.

He was also named Preseason All-ACC.

Akers didn't have a very good season, not having a 100-yard performance until second to last game of the season against Boston College, where he rushed for 110 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown.

Akers finished the season with 706 yards on 161 attempts and six touchdowns as well as 23 receptions for 145 yards and two touchdowns.

In Florida State's second game of the season, Akers rushed for 193 yards on 36 carries and a pair of touchdowns.

He also had five receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown in their 45–44 win over Louisiana–Monroe.

His 36 carries was a program record.

Against Louisville, Akers had 112 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a 35–24 win.

Against Wake Forest, Akers carried the ball 30 times for 157 yards and a touchdown as well as four receptions for 42 yards and another touchdown.

A week later against Syracuse, Akers had 20 carries for 144 yards and four touchdowns to rout the Orange, 35–17.

His four touchdowns tied the program record.

In Akers final game against Florida, he had 17 rush attempts for 102 yards and a touchdown in a 40–17 loss.

On December 14, 2019, Akers announced he would be skipping the Sun Bowl to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

Akers finished his season tied for seventh in single-season touchdown carries with 14 and seventh in career rushing touchdowns with 27.

His 1,144 yards were ranked sixth for a single-season and his 2,875 career rushing yards rank sixth in program history.

He was also named Second-Team All-ACC at the end of the season.

Akers was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

He spent four seasons with the team, including the 2021 season where he tore his Achilles tendon.

He returned for the postseason and was a part of the Super Bowl LVI championship team.

In 2023, he was traded to the Vikings, where another Achilles injury prematurely ended his season.

Akers attended Clinton High School in Clinton, Mississippi, where he played quarterback and running back for the football team.

As a senior, he rushed for 2,105 yards and 34 touchdowns, and passed for 3,128 passing yards and 31 touchdowns.

For his high school career, he had 13,243 yards and 149 touchdowns.

Akers was named Mississippi Gatorade Player of The Year.