Akeem Dent joined the Elon Football staff in July of 2024 with six years of experience on college and NFL coaching staffs following a six-year NFL career. In Feb. of 2025 he was named an assistant football coach, working with the outside linebackers. Serves as the team's NFL liaison.
A second team All-SEC player at Georgia, Dent was drafted in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He earned a PFWA All-Rookie Team selection that year and followed that up by starting 13 games and recording a career-best 65 tackles in 2012. Following the 2013 season, he moved on to the Houston Texans and played three seasons there. In total, Dent played in 90 career NFL games, starting 32 times, with 203 career tackles.
Dent then began his coaching career in 2018 as an intern at Colorado State, assisting with the linebackers, as well as film breakdown, practice planning and directing the scout team look.
Following his time at Colorado State, he spent three years as a defensive assistant with the Houston Texans, working with the inside and outside linebackers and the defensive line. In May of 2022, he worked with the inside linebackers at Green Bay through the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. Since then, he spent time with the Seattle Seahawks (inside linebackers and special teams) and the Carolina Panthers (defensive line) through the Bill Walsh Fellowship.
Dent earned his bachelor's degree in 2010 from Georgia, majoring in housing and consumer economics. In his senior season with the Bulldogs, he ranked second in the SEC with 126 tackles and added 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.
Dent is married to Dana and the couple has three daughters – Emerald, Ivy and Capri.
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Coaching Experience
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| 2018 |
Intern (Linebackers), Colorado State |
| 2019-21 |
Defensive Assistant, Houston Texans |
| 2022 |
Inside Linebackers (Bill Walsh Fellowship), Green Bay Packers |
| 2022 |
Inside Linebackers/Special Teams (Bill Walsh Fellowship), Seattle Seahawks |
| 2023 |
Defensive Line (Bill Walsh Fellowship), Carolina Panthers |
| 2024 |
Assistant Defensive Line, Elon |
| 2025-present |
Outside Linebackers, Elon |
