Linebacker, Sam Houston, 2022–24
Kavian Gaither
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waco, TX
Kavian Gaither played linebacker at Sam Houston (2022–24).
At a glance
Career highs
17tackles, career highat Jacksonville State, 2024Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sam Houston | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 62 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 91 | 62 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Career | 158 | 101 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sam Houston | 14 | LB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 14 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 14 | LB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Sam Houston 13 games, 91 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Rice | W 34–14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at UCF | L 14–45 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Hawai’i | W 31–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. New Mexico State | W 31–11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Texas State | W 40–39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at UTEP | W 41–21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 14–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Florida International | W 10–7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 9–3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Kennesaw State | W 23–17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Jacksonville State | L 11–21 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Liberty | W 20–18 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Georgia Southern | W 31–26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 Sam Houston 10 games, 62 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at BYU | L 0–14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Air Force | L 3–13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Houston | L 7–38 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Jacksonville State | L 28–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atLiberty | L 16–21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | atNew Mexico State | L 13–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Florida International | L 27–33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Kennesaw State | W 24–21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atLouisiana Tech | W 42–27 | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 23–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Sam Houston 2 games, 5 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Texas A&M | L 0–31 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Abilene Christian | L 28–45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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