Linebacker, App State, 2016–19
Akeem Davis-Gaither
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Thomasville, NC
- Born
- Sep 21, 1997
Akeem Davis-Gaither played linebacker at App State (2016–19). The Cincinnati Bengals took Davis-Gaither in round 4, No. 107 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 2019Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | App State | 24 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | App State | 24 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | App State | 24 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | App State | 24 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 App State 14 games, 101 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 42–7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Charlotte | W 56–41 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at North Carolina | W 34–31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 56–37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Louisiana | W 17–7 | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. UL Monroe | W 52–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at South Alabama | W 30–3 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 21–24 | 16 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at South Carolina | W 20–15 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | at Georgia State | W 56–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Texas State | W 35–13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Troy | W 48–13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Louisiana | W 45–38 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. UAB | W 31–17 | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
2018 App State 13 games, 103 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Penn State | L 38–45 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atCharlotte | W 45–9 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 72–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.South Alabama | W 52–7 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at Arkansas State | W 35–9 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Louisiana | W 27–17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | atGeorgia Southern | L 14–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atCoastal Carolina | W 23–7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | atTexas State | W 38–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Georgia State | W 45–17 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Troy | W 21–10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Louisiana | W 30–19 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 45–13 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2017 App State 11 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Georgia | L 10–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Savannah State | W 54–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. New Mexico State | W 45–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Idaho | W 23–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Coastal Carolina | W 37–29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Massachusetts | L 27–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atUL Monroe | L 45–52 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Georgia Southern | W 27–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atGeorgia State | W 31–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Louisiana | W 63–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Toledo | W 34–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 App State 9 games, 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Miami | L 10–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atLouisiana | W 24–0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Idaho | W 37–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atGeorgia Southern | W 34–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Texas State | W 35–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atTroy | L 24–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.UL Monroe | W 42–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atNew Mexico State | W 37–7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs.Toledo | W 31–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–34).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ |
| Weight | 224 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 82 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 31 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 116 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 82 | 350 | 0.5 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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