Davis-Gaither_Akeem

Akeem Davis-Gaither

LB

#59

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 26

Weight: 228 lbs

College: Appalachian State

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2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    3
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --

Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
1 @Browns L 3 - 24
2 Ravens L 24 - 27 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 Rams W 19 - 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 @Titans L 3 - 27
5 @Cardinals W 34 - 20
6 Seahawks W 17 - 13
8 @49ers W 31 - 17
9 Bills W 24 - 18
10 Texans L 27 - 30
11 @Ravens L 20 - 34 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Steelers L 10 - 16 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2020 Cincinnati Bengals 16 2 20 11 31 20 0.5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Cincinnati Bengals 9 0 21 7 28 19 0 0 3 1
2022 Cincinnati Bengals 16 1 30 16 46 26 0 0 1 0 1
2023 Cincinnati Bengals 7 1 4 3 7 3 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 48 4 75 37 112 68 0.5 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

Biography

A 2020 Bengals fourth-round pick, Davis-Gaither has shown continued progression over three seasons with the team and played in all 16 games during the '22 campaign ... Also saw action in three postseason games, and in the Wild Card Playoff vs. Baltimore he intercepted QB Tyler Huntley on the Ravens' opening drive ... Played in 25 consecutive games to begin his career, before a left foot injury ended his 2021 season ... In 41 career games (three starts), has 89 tackles (60 solos), with two TFLs, a half sack, seven PDs, one INT, one FF and one FR ... Also a key special teams contributor, he played 294 snaps on special teams in the 2022 regular season (67.9 percent; second-most on team) ... Enters 2023 having played 748 snaps on defense and 736 on special teams ... Named the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Appalachian State ... His father, Keith Gaither, is currently the special teams coordinator/running backs coach at the University of Virginia.

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