Player·
Akeem Davis-Gaither
Akeem Davis-Gaither
LB · IND
28 yrs
Appalachian State
Description
Position
LB
Team
IND
Status
ACT
Born
1997-09-21
Age
28
Height
6'2"
Weight
238 lb
College
Appalachian State
Draft
2020 · R4 · Pick 1 · CIN
Rookie yr
2020
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$2.7M/yr
Total
$2.7M
Guaranteed
$1.5M
% of cap
0.9%
Term
2026–2027 (1y)
Career Résumé
6 seasons
Seasons6 2020–2025
Games77
Tackles307
Sacks0.5
TFL9
INT3
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.003.021.00-1.00
Sacks0.000.863.840.00+0.86
Assist Tackles40.765.980.667.0-1.06
Solo Tackles26.249.586.250.0-0.55
Tackles for Loss0.162.849.062.00+0.84
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025ARI1650671170.01215100430.0%75.6%5775.4%8.4127.74.5
2024CIN163741780.01414100210.0%99.9%4577.8%7.388.03.9
2023CIN1167130.001000000015.6%8100.0%5.1127.62.0
2022CIN142616420.002010000036.1%1984.2%9.0104.23.1
2021CIN7197260.0000310000515.2%2070.0%4.796.74.8
2020CIN132011310.52013000757.1%38.8%1866.7%7.565.77.4
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2019App State49495.08
2018App State46461.57
2017App State24240.01
2016App State12121.51
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks0.52164th
INTs3725th
Solo Tkl158918th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
028
QBH/g
0.121
TFL/g
0.127
FF/g
0.175
Solo/g
3.190
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs21
Conf. Championship01
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles132024 Wk13 vs PIT117'25
Sacks0.52020 Wk4 vs JAX0.5'20
TFL12022 Wk3 vs NYJ4'24
INT12020 Wk17 vs BAL1'20
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity