Akeem Dent

36-Year-Old LinebackerLB

Free Agent

2023 Defense Stats

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

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Height 6'1"

Weight 250

DOB 9/27/1987

College Georgia

Drafted 3rd Rd 2011 #91 Overall

Officially retires

LBFree Agent

February 5, 2019

Dent has retired from playing and joined the Houston coaching staff.

ANALYSIS
Dent played six NFL seasons, three with the Falcons and three with the Texans, recording 203 tackles and three passes defensed across 90 games. He hasn't played since 2016 and was unlikely to get another opportunity with a club in 2019. He'll now operate as a defensive assistant coach for the Texans.

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Measurables Review

How do Akeem Dent's measurables compare to other linebackers?

This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.

Height

6' 1"

Weight

250 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.73 sec

Vertical Jump

37.5 in

Broad Jump

123 in

Bench Press

24 reps

Past Fantasy Outlooks

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2012

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Dent started seven games for the Texans in 2014, his first with the team, and was re-signed for the 2015 season. He opened training camp on the active/physically unable to perform list, but is expected to be activated before the start of the regular season. He'll compete for a starting spot at inside linebacker.

Dent was traded from Atlanta to Houston where he'll be part of the committee at inside linebacker. There's a starting spot open at that position and Dent brings some NFL experience to the mix. He's started 20 games over the past two seasons and has some life in him after being a third-round draft pick in 2011.

Dent is pegged to begin the season as the starting middle linebacker in 2013. He racked up 65 tackles in 16 games last season, but he should improve on those numbers in his third year in the league. Sean Weatherspoon and Stephen Nicholas are the Falcons linebackers to target in IDP leagues, but Dent will also put up solid numbers. Triple-digit tackle numbers are not out of the question.

Dent looks like he'll be the starting middle linebacker for the Falcons in 2012 as Lofa Tatupu was released after suffering a season-ending injury in late July. The Atlanta native finished his final year at Georgia with 125 tackles, including 6.5 for a loss. He’ll breeze past triple-digit tackles if he earns Curtis Lofton's former role on the inside.

The rookie will provide depth in his first season in the NFL as the Falcons plan to use him as a middle linebacker, and Curtis Lofton and Coy Wire are ahead of him on the depth chart.

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Signing with Jacksonville

LBJacksonville Jaguars

August 28, 2017

Dent will sign with the Jaguars, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

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Cleared of concussion

LBHouston Texans

Concussion

September 9, 2016

Dent has been cleared from the league's concussion protocol.

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Still in concussion protocol

LBHouston Texans

Concussion

September 7, 2016

Dent (concussion) practiced fully Wednesday but is still in NFL's concussion protocol, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Enters concussion protocol

LBHouston Texans

Concussion

September 2, 2016

Dent was shaken up in Thursday's preseason finale against the Cowboys and has entered the NFL's mandatory concussion protocol, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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LBHouston Texans

September 10, 2015

Dent will start Week 1 against the Chiefs, replacing the injured Mike Mohamed (calf), the Houston Chronicle reports.

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