- Name: Landen Akers
- Height: 6’
- Weight: 190
- Position: WR
- College: Iowa State University
What is the best restaurant in your hometown city?
• Pancheros
When breaking down your film what will stick out?
• Speed and explosive playmaking ability on special teams and at receiver outside/inside
If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would do with the money?
• Pay off parents/families’ loans, invest the rest for the future
What do your teammates say is your best quality?
• My explosiveness off the line
Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?
• Greg Eisworth or Brock Purdy
Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?
• Lando, LA, Flight 82, LAX
What is your degree in, if you do not make it as a football player, what is your dream job?
• Undergrad- Finance, Graduate- Family Financial Planning. Dream job would be a financial consultant/advisor for an NFL organization.
What is your coolest life moment?
• Graduating college with 2 degrees or winning the Fiesta Bowl
What song would you sing at Karaoke night?
• Bob Marley- Three Little Birds
If you could pick any actor to play you in a movie, who are you picking?
• Matt Damon
Who is your favorite football team?
• Chicago Bears
What is your biggest fear?
• Not reaching my full potential
Who is the most underrated player in the NFL?
• Keenan Allen, runs some of the cleanest routes and always seems to be open
Take us through game day, how do you prepare?
• Wake up early for pregame meal, head to chapel, get to the facility early and get in the hot tub to warmup while listening to some of my favorite songs, go over game plan one last time, head out to the field to run routes and get some catches from the QB, Complete warmups with the team
Do you have any hobbies?
• Cutting hair, Fishing, Video Games, and any other sports besides football
If you had to compare yourself to someone in the NFL, who would that be?
• Adam Thielen or Cooper Kupp
Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?
• Dad, has always been by my side and continues to push me to do my best in whatever I am doing
What motivates you to work hard?
• Trying the prove the people right that always believed in me
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