Duane Akina worked 13 years under Mack Brown at Texas and produced six first-round picks at defensive back and has instant ...

He was the back-end lynchpin of some of Mack Brown’s best defenses and coached first-round picks Quentin Jammer, Michael Griffin, Michael Huff, Aaron Ross, Earl Thomas and Kenny Vaccaro.

In his tenure at Texas, he also coached prominent names like NFL picks cornerback Cedric Griffith, selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round, safety Kenny Vaccaro, another first round ...