Linebacker, Georgia, 2006–10
Akeem Dent
- Number
- No. 51
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- Born
- Sep 27, 1987
Akeem Dent played linebacker at Georgia (2006–10). The Atlanta Falcons took Dent in round 3, No. 91 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007N | 13 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2008N | 13 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010N | 13 | 69 | 57 | 126 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| On file | 135 | 105 | 240 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 5 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 | Combine or pro day 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ | |
| Weight | 242 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.78 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.93 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 71 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 51 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Houston Texans | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Houston Texans | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Houston Texans | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 71 | 195 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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