Akeem Davis-Gaither holds the WLB · Starter spot in Indianapolis Colts’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Akeem Davis-Gaither played 17 games in 2025 with a 69% snap share.

Akeem Davis-Gaither is a 6'2", 215-pound weakside linebacker from Thomasville, North Carolina, who played college football at Appalachian State. Selected 107th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft by Cincinnati, he spent five seasons with the Bengals before joining Arizona in 2025. With the Cardinals last year, Davis-Gaither appeared in all 17 games with 13 starts, recording 99 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, five passes defensed, and one interception. He signed with Indianapolis as a free agent in March 2026 and enters his seventh season in the league.

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CollegeAppalachian StateDraftRound 4 · No. 107 overall · 2020 · CINAcquiredAcquired from Cincinnati Bengals · drafted thereHometownThomasville, NC