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Jersey Number 33
Luca Akirtava
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 267
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Reedy
Pronunciation Guide
2025
Saw action in four games in the regular season while preserving his redshirt in his first season on campus… Made his collegiate debut with a season-high 17 snaps vs. Prairie View and was credited with four tackles (two for a loss of 10 yards), two hurries and one QB hit… Also saw action vs. Navy, Florida Atlantic and UTSA.
Reedy HS
District 5-5A DI Defensive MVP as a senior for coach Chad Cole as the Lions reached the 5A D1 Region 2 semi-finals in his senior season… Credited with 49 tackles, 14 for loss, seven sacks, and 12 quarterback pressures to lead a defense that allowed 18.7 points per game during district play as a senior… Ended his career with 22 sacks and 25 hurries…Product of the same school that produced current Owls' QB AJ Padgett and former team captain and current GA Izeya Floyd.
Personal
Full name: Luca Revaz Akirtava… Born: September 29_… Parents: Andrea Wooten and David Akirtava … Rice College: Baker
Baker College
2025
Saw action in four games in the regular season while preserving his redshirt in his first season on campus… Made his collegiate debut with a season-high 17 snaps vs. Prairie View and was credited with four tackles (two for a loss of 10 yards), two hurries and one QB hit… Also saw action vs. Navy, Florida Atlantic and UTSA.
Reedy HS
District 5-5A DI Defensive MVP as a senior for coach Chad Cole as the Lions reached the 5A D1 Region 2 semi-finals in his senior season… Credited with 49 tackles, 14 for loss, seven sacks, and 12 quarterback pressures to lead a defense that allowed 18.7 points per game during district play as a senior… Ended his career with 22 sacks and 25 hurries…Product of the same school that produced current Owls' QB AJ Padgett and former team captain and current GA Izeya Floyd.
Personal
Full name: Luca Revaz Akirtava… Born: September 29_… Parents: Andrea Wooten and David Akirtava … Rice College: Baker
Baker College
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