Ronnie Akins Class: Junior Hometown: Lansdale, Pa. High School: North Penn Height / Weight: 6-0 / 210 Position: DB Birthdate: 06/14/1991

Villanova: Good athlete with playmaking skills ... Possesses good football instincts ... Expected to be a starter in the Wildcat secondary.

2010: Started five of the 14 games he played in and had 29 solo tackles and 25 assisted stops for 54 total tackles to go with four tackles for loss, four pass break-ups and two interceptions ... Made three tackles and a tackle for loss at Temple ... Tallied one assisted tackle and an interception that was returned 12 yards at Lehigh ... Credited with one solo tackle versus Towson ... Registered two solo tackles, three assisted stops and a pass break-up against Penn ... Totaled seven tackles (four solo) and an interception at William & Mary ... Had two assisted tackles at Maine ... Made two solo stops against JMU ... Tallied four total tackles against Richmond; Had one solo stop at Rhode Island ... Made one solo tackle and one assisted stop versus New Hampshire ... Credited with 10 total tackles (five solo) at Delaware ... Made a career-best 12 tackles (five solo) and one pass break-up at Stephen F. Austin in the second round of the NCAA playoffs ... Totaled three tackles and a pass break-up against Appalachian State in the NCAA quarterfinals ... Had one solo stop at Eastern Washington in the NCAA semifinals.

2009: Played in 15 games and recorded 30 tackles (23 solo), three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one sack ... Had two solo tackles versus Temple ... Made one solo and one assisted tackle against Lehigh ... Credited with one solo tackle at Penn ... Posted a career-best five solo tackles and a tackle for loss against Northeastern ... Made one solo tackle versus William & Mary ... Totaled three solo tackles at JMU ... Had one solo tackle against Rhode Island ... Registered two tackles at Richmond ... Recorded two solo tackles, four assisted stops, one sack, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble at Towson ... Made two solo tackles against Delaware ... Totaled three tackles against New Hampshire in NCAA quarterfinal ... Recorded two solo tackles and a forced fumble versus William & Mary in NCAA semifinal.

North Penn High School: Received three varsity letters in football and six for indoor and outdoor track ... Football team MVP and an All-League, All-Area and All-State selection ... Named Player of the Year by The Reporter ... Three-time Honor Roll student from sophomore to senior year ... Played against fellow Villanova newcomer Daniel Shirey.

Personal: Liberal Arts major ... Born 6/14/91 in Lansdale, Pa. ... One of four children of Ron and Zelda Atkins ... Siblings are Kevin (25), Eric (21) and Kris (15).