Akeem Davis-Gaither

LOLB1

Season

Tackles

59▼ 57 vs '25

9th of 123 LBs

Stops

34▼ 19 vs '25

5th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

4.1▲ 1.1 vs '25

95th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

6.3%▲ 0.6 vs '25

53rd of 123 LBs

Coverage

18 targets

88.9 cmp% · 7.1 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs BALL	64	94.1	8	4	0	1	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	15.0	0	0
Wk 2 @ KCL	75	93.8	14	7	1	1	0.0	0	0	6	100.0	10.5	0	0
Wk 3 vs HOUW	54	100.0	7	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	6.0	0	1
Wk 4 @ WASW	62	96.9	8	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	100.0	5.8	0	0
Wk 5 @ PITL	52	86.7	7	5	1	2	0.0	0	0	4	75.0	1.3	0	0
Wk 6 vs TENL	45	97.8	9	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0
Wk 7 @ MINL	57	96.6	6	5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Season	409	94.9	59	34	3	4	0.0	0	0	18	88.9	7.1	0	1

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2026 with Colts

$2.7Mover 1 year

2026 · now

Year 1 of 1 ·

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	409	94.9	59	34	3	6.3	0.0	0	0	18	96.1	0	1	0	0
2025	17	781	66.4	116	53	2	5.6	0.0	1	4	56	130.0	1	5	1	0
2024	17	534	46.8	78	32	4	10.2	0.0	1	2	45	88.0	1	4	1	0
2023	11	99	14.1	13	9	1	7.7	0.0	0	0	8	127.6	0	0	0	0
2022	16	227	22.2	42	18	2	6.4	0.0	0	0	19	104.2	0	1	0	0
2021	9	207	33.4	26	11	0	15.2	0.0	0	0	20	96.7	0	3	1	0
2020	16	314	30.0	31	10	0	9.1	0.5	2	7	18	65.7	1	3	0	0
Career	93	2,571	41.9	365	167	12	7.9	0.5	4	13	184	105.5	3	17	3	0