Jordan Castleberry brings compact, versatile backfield value to Akron
Castleberry is a short, quick, experienced back who has shown real utility value: in 2024 for Akron, he appeared in 12 games and logged 5 kick returns for 62 yards, 5 punt returns for 11 yards, and no noted offensive volume, while his 2023 season at UT Martin showed he can handle RB work with 50 carries for 206 yards and 4.1 yards per carry. He’s a low-center-of-gravity, home-run-adjacent change-of-pace option whose best fit is a team that wants toughness, return ability, and veteran flexibility rather than a feature back; the buzz around him is that he’s a grinder with special-teams juice and enough burst to matter in space.
