Player Profile

Landen Akers

WR • 6'1" • 191 lbs • Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Landen Akers reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

8.9

Efficiency

77.2

Consistency

46

Season Value

58

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Primary stop by seasons
Iowa State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

Landen Akers, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State. Landen Akers reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Iowa State paired 269 primary output with 77.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 77.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2020 Postseason · Iowa State

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

26.9

Efficiency

77.2

Usage

8.9

Consistency

46

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 16. Louisiana: 0. TCU: 60. Oklahoma: 35. Texas Tech: 34. Kansas: 76. Baylor: 11. Texas: 10. West Virginia: 2. Oklahoma: 25

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 1 by 100. TCU: 2 by 100. Oklahoma: 1 by 100. Texas Tech: 4 by 56.7. Kansas: 6 by 84.4. Baylor: 1 by 73.3. Texas: 1 by 66.7. West Virginia: 1 by 13.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins30.5 · n=8 · +18 vs Losses
Losses12.5 · n=2 · -18 vs Wins
First Half29 · n=5 · +4.2 vs Second Half
Second Half24.8 · n=5 · -4.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Kansas

Best efficiency game

100 vs Oregon

Result
Sat 1/2vs OregonW 34-171161616016
Sat 12/19vs OklahomaL 21-271252525025
Sat 12/5vs West VirginiaW 42-6122212
Fri 11/27@ TexasW 23-201101010010
Sun 11/8vs BaylorW 38-311111111011
Sat 10/31@ KansasW 52-2267612.712.70025
Sat 10/10vs Texas TechW 31-154348.58.50015
Sat 10/3vs OklahomaW 37-301353535035
Sat 9/26@ TCUW 37-342603030049
Sat 9/12vs LouisianaL 14-31

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonIowa State341005.6
2017 Regular SeasonIowa State341005.60
2018 PostseasonIowa State18171.16.8147
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State18171.16.80
2019 PostseasonIowa State109695.8-72
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State109695.80
2020 PostseasonIowa State26977.28.9160
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State26977.28.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kansas

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76

Primary metric

76 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.

#2

Kansas

34

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Oklahoma State

55

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

TCU

60

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

TCU

32

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Iowa State

269 primary output · 77.2 efficiency · 8.9 usage

58

#2

2020 Regular Season · Iowa State

58

269 primary · 77.2 efficiency · 8.9 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Iowa State

46.1

181 primary · 71.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7826

Washington · Cedar Rapids, IA

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

593

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career receiving yards
593