A 6-5 developmental DL with upside, but still early in the Akron rotation
Ragland is a long, lean defensive lineman for Akron who brings intriguing frame-based upside at 6-5, 235 and is still in the developmental stage after appearing in four games in 2024 to preserve his redshirt. His background points to effort and toughness — he was a four-year letterwinner at Westerville Central and posted 17 tackles as a junior in high school — while his current value is more about projection than production. For a team, he looks like a classic high-upside fit: not a finished product yet, but the kind of athlete you bet on if you want length, growth, and future disruption potential.
