So i like this guyy...help?

so i like this guy thats cute and funny and nice and playful, but also kind of quiet and a bit awkward.he's also on football and people like him but he hangs with a bunch of wierd nerdy people as well... but like i think he likes me and everyone says they think he likes me but he wont act on it or at least hasnt yet and it been a while so far and i dont really know what to say to him to start a conversation since he wont really because like i said a he's bit awkward..soo any tips on starting talking to him, also getting him to act on asking me out or hanging out moree?