Akron Zips NFL Draft Prospects

Akron went 5-7 (4-4 MAC) in 2025, flashing enough in the second half of the season to suggest the arrow is pointing up under fourth-year coach Joe Moorhead. The biggest offseason development had nothing to do with a depth chart: the program received an NCAA waiver in early March lifting the postseason ban tied to its multiyear Academic Progress Rate, so the Zips are bowl eligible for the first time in years. The other headline is at quarterback, where FCS transfer Reese Poffenbarger arrives to compete for a job Moorhead, who continues to call the offense, badly needs settled.