Akeem Dent
Akeem Dent
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Florida State secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Louisville — Week 14, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida State, 137 tackles — drafted at #91 overall by Atlanta.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Norvell.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
AtlantaEntering 16th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State | 43 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 50 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 44 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 137 | 76 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 45–24
vs LSU
1 SOLO · 5 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against LSU.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ajani Carter’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Hansen's graduate season at Northern Illinois (2023).
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