Akeem Davis-Gaither is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Davis-Gaither in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Davis-Gaither's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2020 | 22–23 | CIN | 16 | — | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 314 | 29.6% | 294 | 63.6% | 18 | 12 | 0.7 | 65.7 | 7.4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23–24 | CIN | 9 | — | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 207 | 32.4% | 151 | 61.3% | 20 | 14 | 0.7 | 96.7 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | CIN | 16 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 227 | 22.5% | 294 | 67.9% | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 104.2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | CIN | 13 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 99 | 12.5% | 289 | 79.8% | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 127.6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | CIN | 17 | — | 73 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 534 | 47.9% | 311 | 65.9% | 45 | 35 | 0.8 | 88.0 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | ARI | 17 | — | 116 | 50 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 781 | 68.9% | 189 | 41.4% | 57 | 43 | 0.8 | 127.7 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 28–29 | IND | 5 | — | 44 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 307 | 94.4% | 27 | 18.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 93 | — | 329 | 168 | 161 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 128 | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 3 | 101 | 28 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
51 career value over replacement — #2052 all-time of 4,695. 8.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #107 (Rd 4) · CIN · 2020 · +24.3 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 1.2 in 2020
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.1 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2020 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#188 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22–23 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 23–24 | CIN | 7 | 0* | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | CIN | 9 | 0* | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | 0* | 73 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | ARI | 16 | 12* | 116 | 50 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2026 | 28–29 | IND | 5 | 5* | 44 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 75 | 17* | 329 | 168 | 161 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22–23 | CIN | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 314 | 29.6% | 294 | 63.6% |
| 2021 | 23–24 | CIN | 9 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 207 | 32.4% | 151 | 61.3% |
| 2022 | 24–25 | CIN | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 227 | 22.5% | 294 | 67.9% |
| 2023 | 25–26 | CIN | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 99 | 12.5% | 289 | 79.8% |
| 2024 | 26–27 | CIN | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 534 | 47.9% | 311 | 65.9% |
| 2025 | 27–28 | ARI | 17 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 781 | 68.9% | 189 | 41.4% |
| 2026 | 28–29 | IND | 5 | 5* | — | 0.0% | 307 | 94.4% | 27 | 18.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22–23 | CIN | 16 | 0* | 18 | 12 | 0.7 | 65.7 | 7.4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23–24 | CIN | 9 | 0* | 20 | 14 | 0.7 | 96.7 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | CIN | 16 | 0* | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 104.2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | CIN | 13 | 0* | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 127.6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | CIN | 17 | 0* | 45 | 35 | 0.8 | 88.0 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | ARI | 17 | 12* | 57 | 43 | 0.8 | 127.7 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Career | 88 | 12* | 167 | 128 | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 3 | 101 | 28 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G |
|---|---|
| Home | 9 |
| Away | 12 |
| Wins / Losses | G |
|---|---|
| Wins | 5 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 21 |
| By opponent | G |
|---|---|
| vs ATL | 1 |
| vs BAL | 1 |
| vs CAR | 1 |
| vs CIN | 1 |
| vs DAL | 1 |
| vs GB | 1 |
| vs HOU | 2 |
| vs IND | 1 |
| vs JAX | 1 |
| vs KC | 1 |
| vs LA | 1 |
| vs NO | 1 |
| By month | G |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| September | 7 |
| October | 5 |
| November | 5 |
| December | 3 |
| Division games | G |
|---|---|
| Division | 6 |
| Non-division | 15 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1 pre-1999 season omitted — no era norm (honest coverage gap, not fabricated).
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| vs PIT | 1 |
| vs SEA | 2 |
| vs SF | 2 |
| vs TB | 1 |
| vs TEN | 1 |
| vs WAS | 1 |