Akeem Davis

Akeem Davis (born December 25, 1989) is a former American football safety that played in National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis, and signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Davis has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars. He is currently the Co-Defensive Coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Austin Peay University.

Akeem Davis
Davis with the Redskins
Austin Peay Governors
Position:Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach
Personal information
Born: (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989
Laurel, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Laurel High School (Laurel, Mississippi)
College:Memphis
Undrafted:2013
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
  • Southern Miss (2017–2018)
    GA
  • Southern Miss (2019)
    CB coach
  • Southern Miss (2020)
    RB coach
  • Austin Peay (2021–present)
    Co-DC/DB Coach
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:13
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Forced Fumbles:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Davis is the son of Robert Davis and the late Karen Davis. He was born in Laurel, Mississippi. Davis was raised in the Queensburg community of Laurel, Mississippi. He started playing pee wee football under the coaching of Coach Howard. Davis attended Laurel High School where he played football, basketball and ran track. In football, he led Laurel to the Mississippi state 4A championship in 2007 after passing for over 2,600 yards and rushing for 926 yards, totalling 44 touchdowns. In his junior and senior seasons, he started at cornerback on defense and quarterback on offense. Academically, he graduated in the top-25 of his class with a 3.0 GPA.[1]

In track & field, Davis competed in events ranging from the triple jump to the shot put during his junior and senior seasons. He ran the lead leg on the 4A state champion 4 × 200m relay squad in 2008, helping them capture the state title at 1.28.90 minutes.[2] At the 2008 USM Invitational, he took 4th in the triple jump event with a mark of 13.7 meters (44 ft, 6 in).[3]

College career

Davis played the safety position at Memphis for three years. In 2012, he was converted to the linebacker position for his senior year. Davis tallied 150 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 3 interceptions, and 2.5 sacks in his 4 years at Memphis.[4]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 201 lb
(91 kg)		 4.37 s 1.54 s 2.49 s 4.27 s 7.05 s 39 1⁄2 in
(1.00 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 19 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

Washington Redskins

After going unselected in the 2013 NFL Draft, Davis had a try-out at the Seattle Seahawks rookie mini-camp.[6] He was not offered a contract and was not signed by any other team in the 2013 season. While not playing football, Davis became a graduate assistant coach at Memphis University.[7] The Washington Redskins signed Davis on April 10, 2014 after not playing football for a year.[8] While placed as a reserve strong safety, he established himself on special teams in the preseason.[9][10] The events of Davis's life before making an NFL roster, were filmed for an NFL Network series, "Undrafted". Davis was the only one out of 6 undrafted prospects to be signed to an NFL 53-man roster.

Despite making the active roster by the final roster cut day, the Redskins waived him on August 31 after Duke Ihenacho was claimed off waivers. The Redskins placed Davis on the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was waived on October 7, but re-signed with their practice squad the next day.[13] He was added to the active roster on October 26, 2014.[14]

On September 4, 2015, Davis was waived with an injury settlement for final roster cuts before the start of the regular season.[15]

New Orleans Saints

Davis signed with the New Orleans Saints' practice squad on October 19, 2015.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[17] He was waived on November 3.[18]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On November 10, 2015, Davis signed with the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[19] On November 17, 2015, he was released. He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 25, 2015.[20] On December 1, 2015, he was released from practice squad.

Seattle Seahawks

On December 8, 2015, Davis signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[21] On December 15, 2015, Davis was waived.[22]

Indianapolis Colts

On December 16, 2015, the Indianapolis Colts claimed Davis off of waivers from Seattle.[23]

Kansas City Chiefs

On June 16, 2016, Davis signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[24] He was waived on August 17, 2016.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 10, 2016, Davis was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 23, 2016.[25] On May 15, 2017, he was waived by the Jaguars.[26]

Coaching career

Davis, a Southern Miss defensive graduate assistant from 2017–18, was promoted to cornerbacks coach in Spring 2019.[27]

On December 17, 2020, Davis was announced as a Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach on new head coach Scotty Walden's inaugural staff at Austin Peay.[28]

Personal life

Davis married his high school Sweetheart, Sierra Sky Davis. Davis has one daughter, Carsyn, who was born on July 31, 2014 and one Son Corinthian Akeem Davis II. Davis is also the founder of the AD47 Football Leadership Academy. The AD47 Football Leadership Academy is a free, one-day, football skills camp, created by NFL DB, Akeem Davis, and dedicated to promoting leadership, citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. AD47 is sanctioned and insured by the NFL Foundation and run in partnership with USA Football through the FUNdamentals program. The inaugural AD47 was held in Laurel, MS in June 2015, and featured 53 school children, ages 8–12 from across the greater Laurel region. Davis is a Christian.[29]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://ms.milesplit.com/meets/34309/results/66890
  3. http://ms.milesplit.com/meets/29681/results/62963
  4. "C-USA Player Spotlight: Memphis LB Akeem Davis". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  5. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=106710&draftyear=2013&genpos=SS
  6. Boyer, Zac (April 10, 2014). "Undrafted rookie Akeem Davis signs with Redskins". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  7. Khurshudyan, Isabelle (August 6, 2014). "Safety Akeem Davis draws on experience as a graduate assistant". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  8. Walker, Andrew (April 10, 2014). "Redskins Sign Safety Akeem Davis". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  9. Jones, Mike (August 28, 2014). "Redskins safety and special teamer Akeem Davis sees opening, aims to catch coaches' eyes". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  10. Walker, Andrew (August 29, 2014). "Akeem Davis Hopes His Time Is Now". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  11. Keim, John (August 31, 2014). "Redskins add Ihenacho; Akeem Davis to PS". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  12. Jones, Mike (September 1, 2014). "Redskins sign S Akeem Davis, LB Chaz Sutton to practice squad". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  13. Tandler, Rich (October 7, 2014). "Redskins waive two players, promote one". CSNWashington.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  14. Jones, Mike. "Redskins add Akeem Davis to 53-man roster". Washington Post. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  15. Jones, Mike (September 4, 2015). "Redskins begin making final roster cuts". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  16. Erickson, Joel. "Saints sign safety Akeem Davis to practice squad". Black & Gold. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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  19. Smith, Scott (November 10, 2015). "McFadden Returns to Bolster Safety Position". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  20. "Buccaneers Sign Two to Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. November 25, 2015. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  21. "Seattle Seahawks Sign TE Anthony McCoy, S Akeem Davis; Waive TE Chase Coffman". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  22. "Seahawks bring back TE Chase Coffman, waive RB DuJuan Harris among other roster moves". 710Sports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  23. "Colts claim safety Akeem Davis off of waivers from Seahawks". Stampede Blue. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  24. Jackson, Zac (June 16, 2016). "Chiefs sign Seantavius Jones, Akeem Davis". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  25. Day, Ryan (December 23, 2016). "Aaron Colvin, Chris Reed placed on injured reserve". BigCatCountry.com.
  26. Alper, Josh (May 15, 2017). "Jaguars sign two, cut Louis Nix and Akeem Davis". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  27. "laurel native former nfl safety akeem davis finds new passion coaching". WDAM. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  28. Thamel, Pete. "Tweet". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  29. Czarda, Stephen (March 6, 2015). "Akeem Davis Enjoying Watching His Daughter Grow". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
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