Akeem Davis-Gaither

Linebacker, Indianapolis Colts · #51.

Player facts

Team: Indianapolis Colts
Position: Linebacker
Number: 51
Born: Sep 21, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Thomasville, NC, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 238 lbs
College: App State
Experience: 7 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

7th in total tackles 44

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	44	23	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	3.5	0
Last 5 Games	44	23	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	3.5	0
Career	364	196	168	0.5	3	3	3	3	12	4.0	12	17	20.5	18

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ PIT	L 34-22	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs WSH	W 30-13	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs HOU	W 19-17	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ KC	L 33-30 OT	14	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs BAL	L 41-23	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Akeem Brian Davis-Gaither (born September 21, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously played in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Akeem Davis-Gaither, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Davis-Gaither attended Thomasville High School in Thomasville, North Carolina. As a senior in 2015, he had 115 tackles with five sacks and also had eight rushing touchdowns as a running back. He committed to Appalachian State University to play college football.

College career

Davis-Gaither played at Appalachian State from 2015 to 2019. As a senior in 2019, he was the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after recording 101 tackles, five sacks and an interception. For his career, Davis-Gaither had 201 tackles, 6.5 sacks and the interception.

From Wikipedia’s article on Akeem Davis-Gaither, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹