Dent with the Texans in 2016
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | (1987-09-24) September 24, 1987 (age 36) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Douglass (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 91 | ||||||
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Akeem Dent (born September 24, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college footballatGeorgia. He also played for the Houston Texans.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.73 s | 1.70 s | 2.72 s | 4.38 s | 6.93 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
24 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Dent was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round (91st pick overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.[3] He was signed by the team on July 28.[4] Dent was selected to the Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team.[5]
On June 18, 2014, Dent was traded to the Houston Texans for quarterback T. J. Yates.[6]
Dent signed a two-year contract to stay with the Texans on March 24, 2015.[7]
On August 28, 2017, Dent signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, only to be released on September 1.[8][9]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | FF | FR | ||
| 2011 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 16 | 13 | 65 | 42 | 23 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ATL | 15 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | HOU | 15 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | HOU | 12 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | HOU | 16 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career[10] | 90 | 32 | 203 | 130 | 73 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
On February 5, 2019, Dent was hired as a defensive assistant for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).[11]
On May 11, 2022, Dent was announced as a member of the Green Bay Packers Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program.
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Atlanta Falcons 2011 NFL draft selections
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