July 10, 2016 NAME: Akili Taylor
NUMBER: 39
POSITION: Fullback
CLASS: Sophomore
HEIGHT: 5-7
WEIGHT: 191
HOMETOWN: Columbus, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL: Bishop Ready
MAJOR: Cyber Operations
I CHOSE NAVY OVER: Kent State, Tiffin, Notre Dame College
I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: The type of guys Navy recruits are high character guys who play with a chip on their shoulder
FAVORITE MEAL: Steak and mashed potatoes
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Barry Sanders
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Philadelphia Eagles
TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Eat, sleep, and watch Sportscenter
RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Information Warfare
IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: Adrian Peterson, Eric Thomas and Ray Lewis
IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: A doctor
ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, and Russ
MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: The Outer Banks in North Carolina as a high school senior
MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: I'm not a heavy social media guy
MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: I don't have twitter
MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: This campus is nice
WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The energy from the crowd
WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Ohio State, because it's my hometown
MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN A CONFERENCE IS: Competing for a conference championship
THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Grind
MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: "You have no freaking clue"
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2016 IS: Tago Smith
THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2016 IS: Micah Thomas
THE MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Tago Smith
THE MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Josiah Powell
THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Adam West
THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Cameron Dudeck
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT: Mike Martin
THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT: Taylor Jackson
