Football

2011: Recovered a fumble and registered five tackles including a half-sack against Troy ... Forced a fumble and registered two tackles for loss for a total of 15 yards against ULM ... Made four tackles against ULL, including an 8-yard loss quarterback sack ... Had a team-high four solo tackles against Tulsa ... Forced a fumble against the Golden Hurricanes ... Recorded seven tackles and two sacks against Indiana ... Made four tackles against both Houston and Alabama ... Registered five tackles against FIU with four of them being unassisted. 

2010: Played in all 12 games, starting 10 … Led the team with 3.5 quarterback sacks … Collected 55 tackles on the year, including 5.5 tackles-for-loss … Registered four tackles including one tackle-for-loss at Clemson … Made six stops against Rice … Sacked Wes Carroll 1.5 times and picked up six total tackles against FIU … Racked up six tackles, including a sack, and forced a fumble at Western Kentucky … Forced a sack-fumble on Troy’s Corey Robinson, giving him the 10th sack of his career  … Made six tackles against the Trojans.

2009: Started 11 of 12 games and led the team in both quarterback sacks and tackles for loss with 6.0 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss … His six sacks were the most by any Mean Green player since 2004 and tied for eighth in the Sun Belt Conference last season … Finished seventh on the team in total tackles with 47 … Best game came against Ohio where he totaled a career-best eight tackles, including three tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks … Tied that mark with eight tackles, three tackles for a loss, one sack and a forced fumble against Middle Tennessee.

2008: Played in a total of nine games and made five tackles … Posted a career-high three tackles agains ULM.

High School/Personal: In 2007, registered 55 tackles, eight sacks and three fumble recoveries … Averaged 6.3 tackles a game as a senior … Named to the District 8-5A Area team by HSGametime.com … Had a career-best 11 tackles and two fumble recoveries against Duncanville … Was second on the team in tackles and first in sacks on a squad that recorded 898 total tackles … Honorable mention for Dallas Morning News Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against DeSoto High School … Was a member of the 2006 State 5A Championship team … Son of Chidi and Felicia Akpunku … Born on March 20, 1990.