Location: Akron, Ohio | Coach: Terry Bowden (31-44, seventh season) | Record (2017): 7-7 (6-2 MAC) | Ranking: None
DEFENSIVE RATING: 3
SPECIALISTS RATING: 2
1. The Akron secondary returns all four starters from a unit that finished seventh in the nation last season with 19 interceptions. the Zips have a pair of seniors at the corner spots in Kyron Brown and Darian Dailey, with Brown having a team-best 11 pass breakups last season. Safety Jordan George led the team with five interceptions.