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True, they have the same number of feet.
Apparently.
But more to the point, Akers's has superbly quick feet.
I see why people compare him to Faulk though as I said I don't think he's anywhere near MF in terms of elusiveness. Which is not a slam because maybe only a handful ever were. But, Akers can be elusive. And he does have those nice quick feet.
Akers's game includes a lot of tough physical play where his contact balance is a big factor.
Here's something else on him:
from Rob Rang: [
www.si.com]
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the rocked-up 5-10, 217 pound Akers has the juice of a much smaller back. He not only clocked in at a very impressive 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash, his 10-yard split was a full tenth of a second faster (1.47) than any other back who ran at this year’s Combine