worldwide ramsEd "Pi Double i" Henderson Player Bio: Akeem Davis-Gaither prepped at Thomasville High School in Thomasville, NC, and in his junior season, Davis-Gaither recorded 93 tackles (46 solos), 21 tackles for loss, three sacks, and three forced fumbles. As a senior, Davis-Gaither led his team in tackles recording 115 tackles (61 solos), 33 tackles for losses, five sacks, and two forced fumbles. Davis-Gaither also played running back for Thomasville, combining for eight touchdowns over his last two seasons. Davis-Gaither would be name the Central Carolina Conference Defensive Player of the year Earned an invite to the 2014 Shrine Bowl 100 invite-only camp. Named as a three-time All- Davidson County Conference Honoree, a two-time All-Davidson County Selction, and a Davidson County Student-Athlete of the Month. Davis-Gaither was rated as a two-star prospect by 247 Sports, Scout.com, and Rivals.com. In addition to football, he would also star as a track runner, baseball, and basketball. He arrived to Appalachian St and red-shirted his first year, however, he would explode unto the map after a illustrious collegiat career. In five seasons, he played 55 games, four bowls, after recording 258 total tackles (28 tackles for loss), eight sacks, 17 passes break-ups, one interception, two forced fumbles and one blocked field goal. Davis-Gaither led the team in tackles his senior year with 105 tackles (10 for losses) 1.5 sacks, and seven pass breakups that tied for the team lead. Named the Sun-Belt Defensive Player of the Year and also named the hardest hitter in the conference by Street & Smith. Also received an invite to the Reese's Senior Bowl. ACCOLADES 2020 NFL Combine Invite 2020 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant 2019 Phil Steel Fourth-Team All American 2019 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year 2019 First-Team All-Sun Belt 2019 Butkus and Bednark Awards Watchlist 2018 Second-Team All-Sun Belt SCHOOL: APPALACHIAN ST | CONFERENCE: SUN BELT HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1 / 224 ARMS: 31 1/8" HANDS: 9 1/2” PROJECTED 40-TIME: 4.65 COMBINE RESULTS BENCH | 40 YD DASH | VERTICAL JUMP | BROAD JUMP | 3 CONE DRILL | 20 YD SHUTTLE | 60 YD SHUTTLE 21 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A PRO-DAY RESULTS BENCH | 40 YD DASH | VERTICAL JUMP | BROAD JUMP | 3 CONE DRILL | 20 YD SHUTTLE | 60 YD SHUTTLE N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A game film |
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