NFL CAREER – Entering his sixth NFL season, Cam Akers has a unique skillset that has allowed him to be a versatile runner and receiver during his NFL career. He has appeared in 53 career contests with 17 starts for the Los Angeles Rams (2020-23), Houston Texans (2024) and Minnesota Vikings (2023 and 2024), carrying 502 times for 2,025 yards (4.0 avg.) with 13 touchdowns, caught 52 passes for 388 yards with four touchdowns and returned three kickoffs for 76 yards. In seven postseason contests with six starts for the Rams (2020-21) and Vikings (2024), the Clinton, Miss. native carried 118 times for 432 yards with two touchdowns and caught 11 passes for 127 yards. He finished the 2024 season split between the Texans and Vikings, playing in all 17 regular season games with two starts. He finished with 104 carries for 444 yards (4.3 avg.) with two touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 68 yards with a career-high three touchdown grabs.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed by the New Orleans Saints to a one-year contract, 6/13/25; Acquired by the Minnesota Vikings from the Houston Texans, 10/16/24; Signed by the Houston Texans to a one-year contract, 7/22/24; Placed by the Vikings on Injured Reserve (Achilles), 11/8/23; Acquired by the Vikings from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, 9/20/23; Activated by the Rams from Reserve/Non-Football Injury, 12/25/21; Placed by the Rams on Reserve/Non-Football Injury, 8/31/23; Signed by the Rams to a four-year contract, 7/27/20; Selected by Los Angeles in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.
HONORS – 2020: Week 14 NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
2024 - Appearing in 17 regular season games for the Texans and Vikings with two starts, carried 104 times for 444 yards (4.3 avg.) with two touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 68 yards with a career-high three touchdown grabs. In Vikings' NFC Wild Card Playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, carried five times for 39 yards (7.8 avg.)…In Texans' 19-13 win vs. Chicago, Sept. 15, carried seven times for 32 yards (4.6 avg.) and caught one pass for a three-yard gain…In 24-20 win vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 29, started and carried 13 times for 53 yards (4.1 avg.)…In 23-13 win at Tennessee, Nov. 17, rushed for 25 yards and caught two passes for 11 yards, including a three-yard TD…Carried three times for 19 yards in 30-27 overtime victory at Chicago, Nov. 24. 2023 – In seven games with one start for the Rams and Vikings, carried 60 times for 167 yards with two touchdowns and caught 11 passes for 70 yards…Received start in season-opening win at Seattle, Sept. 10, and carried for 29 yards with one TD…Made his Vikings Debut in Week Four vs. Carolina, Oct. 1, totaling 40 yards on five carries and adding two receptions for 11 yards…Totaled a season-high 61 yards vs. San Francisco, Oct. 23…Suffered a season-ending Achilles injury at Atlanta, Nov. 5. 2022 – Played in 15 games with nine starts for Rams and finished with 786 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 188 carries and added 13 receptions for 117 yards. Was the first Rams running back to post three-straight games with at least 100-yard rushing performances in the same season since Todd Gurley in 2015 (Weeks 16-18)…Vs. Denver, Dec. 25, carried 23 times for 118 yards (5.1 avg.) with a career-high three TDs and caught two passes for 29 yards for 147 yards from scrimmage…At Los Angeles Chargers, 1/1/23, carried 19 times for 123 yards (6.5 avg.) and caught a pass for a ten-yard gain…In season finale at Seattle, 1/8/23, carried 21 times for 104 yards (5.0 avg.) and caught three passes for 24 yards. 2021 – Appeared in five games (regular season and playoffs), totaling 175 rushing yards on 72 carries. Underwent surgery on his torn Achilles, which he suffered in July, 2021 and returned to action in less than six months in time for the team's playoff run that resulted in a victory in Super Bowl LVI. 2020 – Played in 13 games with five starts for the Rams as a rookie and rushed for 625 yards and two touchdowns on 145 attempts…Recorded 131 rushing yards and a touchdown against the Seahawks in his first-career playoff game, 1/9/21…Registered 90 rushing yards on 18 carries (5.0 avg.) and one TD in Divisional Round loss at Green Bay. Reached the end zone in three consecutive regular season games…Rushed for 15 yards and caught a four-yard touchdown in 27-24 win vs. Tampa Bay, Nov. 23…Carried nine times for 84 yards with one touchdown, including a career-long 61-yard carry vs. San Francisco, Nov. 29…Carried 21 times for 72 yards with one touchdown at Arizona, Dec. 6…Enjoyed a breakout performance in Week 14 in the Rams' 24-3 win over the Patriots on Thursday Night Football, tallying a career-high 171 yards on 29 carries. Also caught two passes for 23 yards for a career-high 194 yards from scrimmage. His total rushing yards were the most by a rookie running back in a single game in 2020 and seventh-most by any player, regardless of experience for the season, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
COLLEGE – Spent three seasons at Florida State, averaging 958 rushing yards per season, a mark that ranked third in program history. Recorded 2,874 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns in his career. Ranked fifth all-time at FSU with 586 rushing attempts, and his 2,874 rushing yards and 11 100-yard games were sixth on FSU's all-time lists. Third Seminole in program history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons, joining Warrick Dunn and Dalvin Cook.
PERSONAL – Prepped at Clinton (Miss.) HS, where he was a five-star recruit. Ranked No. 2 nationally and was the No. 1 running back per 247Sports Composite, No. 1 running back and the No. 3 prospect in the nation by both Rivals and Scout…Finished his four-year varsity career by passing for 8,140 yards and 78 touchdowns, while rushing for 5,103 yards and 71 scores…Led the Arrows to the Class 6A State Championship in 2016 – Clinton's first state title in football…Participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Nike's 'The Opening'…Was awarded the U.S. Army Player of the Year Award as the nation's most outstanding high school senior football player…Akers' mother overcame Stage 2 breast cancer when he was just 11.
