Akeem Dent: DB · Florida State · #1.
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Akeem Dent
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons at Florida State span two head coaches: Willie Taggart and Mike Norvell. First career honor, 2021: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Louisville — Week 14, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State | 43 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 50 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 44 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | Florida State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Florida State | 35 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 179 | 103 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24vs No. 5 LSU | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-17vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20vs No. 16 Duke | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16@ Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20vs Miami | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-13vs North Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-15@ Florida | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 16-6vs No. 15 Louisville | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL43 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
49.3%
433 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
62.7
14 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
469 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #339 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida State, 179 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, and Mike Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.
