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Akeem Dent

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Houston Texans · OLB

Akeem Dent recorded 71 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, HST, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

2.7

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

71

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Akeem Dent's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 20, 2013

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 2013

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2012
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 13, 2013

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2016
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 14, 2017

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2015
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 9, 2016

Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2016

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 22, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Akeem Dent's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 8, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2013

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 22, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2014
HOUSTONTEXANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 16, 2014

Houston Texans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2014

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2014
BALTIMORERAVENS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 21, 2014

Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2014

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Divisional Round
2016
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 14, 2017

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Akeem Dent's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2008–2014

01
ATLDENT—Akeem Dent
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
HOUDENT—Akeem Dent
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2017–2018

03
JAXDENT—Akeem Dent
JAXRAMSEY20Jalen Ramsey
JAXCAMPBELL93Calais Campbell

An elite defense reaches the AFC title game

Jacksonville Jaguars · Sacksonville

Takeaways, pass rush and swagger carried Jacksonville within one fourth-quarter lead of the Super Bowl before the roster quickly fractured.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons71 career games122 career solo tackles3 career sacksCollege: GeorgiaDrafted by: ATLJersey: 506 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 18, 2011Most recent: Jan 14, 2017

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history