2024 Akron Football Roster
Devonte Golden-Nelson
- Position:
- CB
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Memphis University School | Memphis
2023: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team...played in 11 games... recorded 17 solo tackles, five assisted tackled, and 22 total tackles... had two interceptions for 76 yards... returned one interception for a touchdown... longest return of 50 yards... had a season-high four tackles at Temple (Sept. 2)... returned an interception for a touchdown for 50-yards against Morgan State (Sept. 9)...
2022: Appeared in five games for Akron, including three starts...recorded 11 tackles, including nine solo stops and a pair of assisted tackles...posted a season-best five tackles, all solo stops, at Michigan State.
PRIOR TO AKRON: • Appeared in four games over two seasons at Memphis...redshirted as a freshman in 2020 after appearing in four games...member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl...had 81 solo tackles and 21 PBU his final two prep seasons at Memphis University School (MUS)...finished his senior campaign with 40 tackles, one field goal block, two interceptions and eight PBU under head coach Bobby Alston...rated a three-star corner by 247Sports.com...helped MUS to a 10-2 record...earned 2019 Division 2-AAA West All-Region first team honors (DB)...played in the 2019 AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game...also named to the 2018 Division 2-AAA West All-Region first team (DB).
PERSONAL: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of Bernice Golden.