24  Akeem Davis
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Laurel, MS High School: Laurel HS Last College: Jones County JC Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: DB Birthdate: 12/25/1989 Experience: 2L

2010

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Returned from a major knee injury he suffered in 2009 and opened the 2010 season as a starter against Mississippi State...Logged two solo stops against the Bulldogs...Credited with one tackle against East Carolina...Missed the following four games with a knee injury that did not require surgery...Returned to the field on Oct. 16 versus Southern Miss, which was also one day after the death of his mother, Karen...Logged two tackles versus USM...Also posted multiple tackles against Houston...Closed out the season with seven tackles in eight games.

2009

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Started in the first two games of the season at free safety before suffering a season ending ACL injury against Middle Tennessee...Had knee surgery on Sept. 29, and missed the rest of the season...Started at free safety in his first game in a Tiger uniform in the season opener against Ole Miss...Made a team-best eight tackles, including seven solo stops...Logged one solo tackle against MTSU before leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury...Was limited during the spring practice session, but is expected to be ready for fall camp...Earned one of the Spring Iron Tiger Awards which was presented at the 2010 Blue-Gray Game.

Academic Highlights:

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Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club for the spring 2010 and fall 2010 semesters...Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for 2009-10 and 2010-11...Earned recognition on the U of M Dean's List for spring 2010 semester...Selected as an Arthur Ashe Jr Sports Scholar for 2011.

Junior College

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Played in eight games as a freshman for coach Eddie Pierce at Jones County Junior College...Started five games as a safety in 2008...Credited with 22 tackles - 13 solos and 9 assists...Registered one pass interception, which he returned 29 yards vs. Hinds...Also was a backup quarterback...Rushed five times for 12 yards and completed 2-of-3 passes for 13 yards.

Prep

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Led Laurel High School to the State 4A championship in 2007...Threw for over 2,600 yards and rushed for 926 yards that year...Tossed 32 touchdown passes and logged 12 rushing touchdowns...Started as a cornerback at Laurel as a sophomore and was the starting quarterback as a junior and senior...Graduated in the top 25 of his class at Laurel with a 3.0 GPA...Also played on the basketball team and was a member of the 4A state-champion 800-meter relay team in track in 2008.

Personal

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Akeem Davis is the son of Robert Davis and the late Karen Davis...Born December 25, 1989, in Laurel, Miss.

Davis' Career Defensive Statistics
YR	G/S	UT	AT	TOT	PD	FR	FF	TFL	SK	INT
2009	2/2	8	1	9	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
2010	8/1	3	4	7	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Total	10/3	11	5	16	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Davis' Career Highs
Tackles	8 (vs. Ole Miss 2009)
Solo Tackles	7 (vs. Ole Miss 2009)
Assisted Tackles	2 (vs. Houston 2010)

Davis' Game-By Game
Defense	Opponent	UT	AT	TT	TFL	SK	FF	PBU	INT
9/6/09*	Ole Miss	7	1	8	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
9/12/09*	MTSU	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
9/4/10*	Miss. State	2	0	2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
9/11/10	East Carolina	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
9/18/10	MTSU	-DNP-
9/25/10	UTEP	-DNP-
10/2/10	Tulsa	-DNP-
10/9/10	Louisville	-DNP-
10/16/10	Southern Miss	1	1	2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
10/30/10	Houston	0	2	2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
11/6/10	Tennessee	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
11/13/10	Marshall	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
11/20/10	UAB	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
11/27/10	UCF	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0