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Akeem Davis-Gaither
Is Akeem Davis-Gaither starting?
Akeem Davis-Gaither is the starting MLB for the Indianapolis Colts.
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The Indianapolis Colts play next in Week 6, at home against the Tennessee Titans on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Akeem Davis-Gaither is listed as the starter at MLB going into that game.
At MLB for the Indianapolis Colts, CJ Allen is next in line behind him.
Akeem Davis-Gaither's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 22-34 at PIT (Oct 11); W 19-17 vs HOU (Sep 27); L 30-33 at KC (Sep 20).
Akeem Davis-Gaither wears No. 51, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 238 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of App State.
Is Akeem Davis-Gaither playing this week?
Akeem Davis-Gaither is expected to start at MLB for Indianapolis Colts. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Indianapolis Colts Starting Lineup
- LDEJaylahn Tuimoloau
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- LDT
- RDT
- RDE
- WLBJaylon Carlies
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- MLBAkeem Davis-GaitherThis player
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | IND | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | ARI | 16 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | CIN | 16 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | CIN | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | CIN | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | CIN | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 7 yrs | 82 | 181 | 11 | 0.5 | 3 | 17 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
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#7 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Akeem Davis-Gaither is rated 79 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 58th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 69% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11L@ PITTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 22-34
Oct 4WSHTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Sep 27Wvs HOUTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 19-17
Sep 20L@ KCTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 30-33
Sep 13Lvs BALTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 23-41
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | L@ PIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | WSH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | L@ KC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs BAL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Akeem Davis-Gaither's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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