Stats tell a few different stories about Cam Akers.
In high school, they show he was an absolute monster. In his career as a dual-threat quarterback, Akers threw for 8,140 yards and 78 touchdowns as well as ran for 5,103 yards and another 71 TDs. He was named Mississippi's Mr. Football as a senior plus the U.S. Army National Player of the Year.
"It taught me how to be versatile, especially playing quarterback and a little bit of defense," Akers said at the NFL Combine in late Febrary. "Just taught me to be versatile and whatever situation you're put in, make it work."
Akers numbers at Florida State are where the story changes. He began with a flash, setting the Seminole freshman rushing record with 1,025 yards (previously held by Dalvin Cook).
But his sophomore season is when poor offensive line play began effecting Akers production, as it dropped to 706 yards.
His talents took him back up this past season, ripping off 1,144 rushing yards and 14 TDs, earning 2nd team All-ACC honors.
And while it would be easy to blame others for the challenges he faced, Akers pulling from his experience watching his mother battle breast cancer to see things from a proper perspective.
"It just taught me to never complain," Akers said. "Seeing my mom go through breast cancer, she's a survivor now, but seeing her go through breast cancer taught me there's not much to complain about in life. Seeing her fight and knowing it's for her children, she'd say that all the time, it's just a blessing. It made me a fighter."
Akers can fight on the field with his 5'10", 217 pound frame. Questions surrounding his speed were somewhat put into check at the Combine when he posted a 4.47 second time in the 40, fifth best among the RBs that participated.
Ball security is a concern, with Akers fumbling 10 times over this three seasons with FSU.
Still, he is widely considered the best of that bunch behind D'Andre Swift, J.K. Dobbins, Jonathan Taylor, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. That likely lands Akers somewhere as a mid-2nd to third round selections.