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Alex Akhundov

14 Luke Degner

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Year Senior
  • Position WR
  • Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.
  • High School Laguna Beach
  • Major Economics

Biography

Awards:

* MWC Newcomer of the Year in 2022
* 2nd-Team All-MWC in 2022
* 3-time Academic All-MWC in 2022, 2023, and 2024

2024:

* Did not appear in a game as a junior
* Provided depth at wide receiver for the Maroons

2023:

* Appeared in 9 of 10 games as a sophomore
* Tallied 18 catches for 201 yards and 4 touchdowns
* Tied his career high with 6 receptions in the 63-0 win over Knox on September 16
* Added his second career multi-touchdown game and recorded a season-high 69 yards in the 48-7 win over Beloit on September 30

2022:

* Appeared in all 10 games as a freshman
* Led the team with 448 receiving yards
* Tallied 29 receptions with 7 receiving touchdowns
* Made his first-career catch for a 23-yard touchdown in the 40-14 win over Illinois College on September 10
* Caught a career-high 6 passes in the 19-16 loss to Ripon on October 22
* Recorded his first multi-touchdown games with 2 scores in the 45-7 win over Cornell (IA) on October 15
* Tallied a career-high 84 receiving yards in the 60-0 win over Lawrence on November 5

At UChicago:

* Maroons of Character

High School:

* Participated in four years of football, one year of baseball and one year of track & field
* Totaled 75 catches, 1,313 yards, 17.5 yards per catch, 23 touchdowns and 1,800+ all-purpose yards as a senior
* League MVP
* All-CIF
* 1st-Team All-League
* Team MVP
* 2-time Scholar-Athlete of the Year
* Ranked Top-3 in receiving yards, catches, and touchdowns in Orange County
* Superintendent Honor Roll
* Internship with Alder and TBG Equity
* Son of Gerik and Renee Degner

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022Freshman

    WR
    5'11" 180 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Sophomore

    WR
    5'11" 195 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2024Junior

    WR
    5'11" 195 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025Senior

    WR
    6'0" 195 lbs
    14