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Akeem Davis-Gaither
Born September 21, 1997 · College Appalachian State · Drafted 2020, round 4, pick 107 (CIN) · 6-2, 238 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CIN | 12 | 31 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | 7 | 28 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | CIN | 13 | 46 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 playoffs | CIN | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | CIN | 10 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CIN | 16 | 82 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | ARI | 16 | 118 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | IND | 8 | 65 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | IND | 82 | 387 | 0.5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CIN | 16 | 2 | 1.8 | 311 | 29.9 |
| 2021 | CIN | 9 | – | – | 204 | 33.6 |
| 2022 | CIN | 16 | – | – | 224 | 21.9 |
| 2022 playoffs | CIN | 3 | – | – | 23 | 11.4 |
| 2023 | CIN | 11 | – | – | 94 | 13.5 |
| 2024 | CIN | 17 | – | – | 525 | 47.0 |
| 2025 | ARI | 17 | 1 | 1.8 | 743 | 67.5 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2025 game log (16 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ NO | W 20–13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs CAR | W 27–22 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ SF | L 15–16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-25 | vs SEA | L 20–23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs TEN | L 21–22 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ IND | L 27–31 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs GB | L 23–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2025-11-03 | @ DAL | W 27–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ SEA | L 22–44 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs SF | L 22–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs JAX | L 24–27 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ TB | L 17–20 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ HOU | L 20–40 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs ATL | L 19–26 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ CIN | L 14–37 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | @ LA | L 20–37 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (16 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs NE | L 10–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ KC | L 25–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2024-09-23 | vs WAS | L 33–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ CAR | W 34–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs BAL | L 38–41 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ CLE | W 21–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs PHI | L 17–37 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | vs LV | W 41–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-07 | @ BAL | L 34–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | @ LAC | L 27–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | vs PIT | L 38–44 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-09 | @ DAL | W 27–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ TEN | W 37–27 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs CLE | W 24–6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2024-12-28 | vs DEN | W 30–24 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-04 | @ PIT | W 19–17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (10 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs BAL | L 24–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-25 | vs LA | W 19–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-16 | @ BAL | L 20–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs PIT | L 10–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-04 | @ JAX | W 34–31 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs IND | W 34–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-16 | vs MIN | W 27–24 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-23 | @ PIT | L 11–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | @ KC | L 17–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs CLE | W 31–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (16 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs PIT | L 20–23 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ NYJ | W 27–12 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-09-29 | vs MIA | W 27–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ NO | W 30–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | vs ATL | W 35–17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-31 | @ CLE | L 13–32 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | vs CAR | W 42–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | @ PIT | W 37–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | @ TEN | W 20–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | vs KC | W 27–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | vs CLE | W 23–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | @ TB | W 34–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ NE | W 22–18 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2023-01-15 | vs BAL | W 24–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| P20 | 2023-01-22 | @ BUF | W 27–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2023-01-29 | @ KC | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (7 games)
2020 game log (12 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs LAC | L 13–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | @ PHI | T 23–23 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs JAX | W 33–25 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | @ BAL | L 3–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | @ IND | L 27–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | @ PIT | L 10–36 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | @ WAS | L 9–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | vs NYG | L 17–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | @ MIA | L 7–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | vs DAL | L 7–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-21 | vs PIT | W 27–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs BAL | L 3–38 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |