The Los Angeles Rams have selected Florida State junior running back Cam Akers with the No. 52 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
A second-team All-ACC selection, Akers rushed for 1,144 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 231 carries in 2019. In the passing game, he added 30 receptions for 225 yards and four scores while starting 11 games. As a freshman in 2017, he broke FSU's freshman rushing record with a team-high 1,024 yards on 194 carries, scoring seven touchdowns.
Akers ran a 4.47-second 40-yard dash at this year's NFL Scouting combine and was considered the No. 55 prospect in the draft by NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah. NFL.com's Lance Zierlein graded him as a prospect who "will be (a) starter within his first two seasons."
Welcome to LA, Cam Akers! Meet the running back from Florida State.
Florida State running back Cam Akers speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Florida State's Cam Akers (3) carries the ball as Jeremy McDuffie (9) attempts a tackle during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Florida State running back Cam Akers (3) makes a long reception and run past Florida defensive back Trey Dean III (21) in the 1st half of an NCAA college football game in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Florida State running back Cam Akers jogs across the field during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
Florida State's Cam Akers (3) rushes out of the backfield for a first down during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Clemson Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
Florida St. running back Cam Akers runs the 40-yard dash during the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 in Indianapolis. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Florida State's Cam Akers runs in the open field during an NCAA college football game with Syracuse, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 in Tallahassee Fla. Florida State won 35-17. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
Florida State running back Cam Akers scores in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Florida State won 22-21. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Florida State's Cam Akers picks up yardage on a running play during an NCAA college football game with Louisiana-Monroe, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 in Tallahassee Fla. Florida State won in overtime 45-44. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
Florida State running back Cam Akers runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (AJ Mast via AP Images)
Florida State running back Cam Akers (3) pulls Notre Dame defensive lineman Julian Okwara (42) into the end zone for a rushing touchdown in the second half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind.,Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Florida State running back Cam Akers (3) carries past Southern Mississippi linebacker Darian Yancey (22) in the first half of the Independence Bowl NCAA college football game in Shreveport, La., Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Florida State's Cam Akers runs through the hole created by Mike Arnold, left, and Brady Scott as they block Northern Illinois' Weston Kramer in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept.22, 2018, in Tallahassee Fla. Florida State won 37-19. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
Florida State's Cam Akers before an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
Florida State running back Cam Akers runs through Syracuse linebacker Zaire Franklin in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. Florida State defeated Syracuse 27-24. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Florida State running back Cam Akers carries the ball in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
Rams remaining picks in the 2020 NFL Draft:
Round 2 - No. 57
Round 3 - No. 84
Round 3 - No. 104
Round 4 - No. 126
Round 6 - No. 199
Round 7 - No. 234
