Staff Directory
- Title:
- Outside Linebackers
- Email:
- Phone:
- 651-2110
Curtis Akins is in his first year as outside linebackers coach at Southeast Missouri.
Akins oversaw defensive quality control at the University of Memphis during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
He coached at Arkansas-Monticello in 2023 and spent the 2022 campaign as linebackers coach at East Central Community College.
Akins was a standout player at Memphis, where he played four seasons. During his career with the Tigers, he appeared in 46 games and recorded 276 tackles, including a team-high 100 as a senior. Akins was named American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention All-Conference and was placed on the 2018 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List as a senior. The Chuck Bednarik Award is given to the best defensive player in college football.
Akins was a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals for three seasons from 2019-21 after signing as a free agent.
He attended Byhalia High School leading the Indians to the 2013 Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) championship as a senior before ending his career with nearly 600 tackles.
Akins graduated from Memphis with degrees in sports management and accounting in 2018.
He has one son, Curtis Akins III.
