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Jersey Number 93
Kevin Kavalec
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Middleburg Heights, Ohio
- High School:
- Saint Ignatius
Bio
KAVALEC’S CAREER HIGHS
NOTES: Registered 33 tackles for a loss of 123 yards in career, tied for sixth in BC record books … named the 2016 recipient of the Thomas F. Scanlan Award, the highest honor presented to a Boston College football senior
2016 (SENIOR): Started all 13 games … tied for fifth on the team with 51 total tackles, racking up 30 solo stops … second on the Eagles with 14.5 tackles for a loss of 66 yards … also recorded 4.5 sacks for a loss of 37 yards … added two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … ninth in the ACC for TFLs … part of the defense that ranked on eight top-10 lists, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) sixth in tackles-for-loss (8.2 TFL/game) and seventh in rushing defense (108.5 yards/game) ... BC defense tied the school record with eight sacks twice, at Massachusetts (Sept. 10) and vs. Maryland (Dec. 26) and recorded at least 10 tackles-for-loss four times … BC’s 47 sacks on the season tied the school record set in 1994 … totaled four solo tackles, including one for a loss against Massachusetts (Sept. 10) … tied a career high with 10 tackles, including two solo stops and eight assists at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) ... recorded first career fumble recovery against Syracuse (Oct. 22) ... tallied four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win at NC State (Oct. 29) ... registered first career forced fumble and added four tackles against Louisville (Nov. 5) ... recorded six tackles, including a sack and two tackles-for-loss against Connecticut (Nov. 19) … forced a fumble on a sack and recovered a fumble in the end zone for first career touchdown in the Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland (Dec. 26) … part of the defensive line named the bowl MVP … named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.
2015 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 11 games, making four starts at right defensive end … tallied 20 tackles (13 solo, 7 assisted), including eight tackles for a loss and one sack … was a Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC fourth team selection … made one solo tackle and combined for a TFL in the season opener vs. Maine (Sept. 5) … tallied a sack in BC’s 76-0 win over Howard (Sept. 12) … recorded a season high five tackles, including three solo, at Duke (Oct. 3) … notched two solo tackles vs. Wake Forest (Oct. 10) … had 1.5 tackles for a loss as part of three tackle performance at Clemson (Oct. 17) … tallied seven tackles, of which 2.5 were for a loss, over final four games against Virginia Tech (Oct. 31), NC State (Nov. 7), Notre Dame (Nov. 21) and at Syracuse (Nov. 28) … a member of the CoSIDA All-District I Academic first team and the ACC All-Academic Team … named Boston College’s Junior Scholar-Athlete of the year and also earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
2014 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 13 games … earned a spot on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Team ... registered 40 tackles, including 31 solo tackles ... second on the team with 10.5 tackles for a loss of 45 yards … recorded 3.5 sacks for a loss of 19 yards ... also notched three quarterback hurries … member of the BC defense that ranked second in the nation, allowing just 94.5 rushing yards per game ... registered four tackles (three solo), including one for loss, against Pittsburgh (Sept. 5) … had three tackles (two solo), including one for loss, in the victory against Southern California (Sept. 13) … made four tackles (two solo) against Colorado State (Sept. 27) … recorded four solo stops against Clemson (Oct. 18) … recorded a career-high 10 tackles at Wake Forest (Oct. 25), including 4.5 tackles for a loss of 23 yards and two sacks for a loss of 14 yards … earned ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for performance against the Demon Deacons … registered two tackles (one solo), including one for a loss of two yards, against Virginia Tech (Nov. 1) … recorded three tackles (two solo), including one tackles for a loss of three yards, against Louisville (Nov. 8) … made four unassisted take-downs at No. 1 Florida State (Nov. 22) ... recorded three tackles (two solo), including one for a loss of one yard in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Penn State (Dec. 27) ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
2013 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in eight games … made his collegiate debut against Florida State (Sept. 28); notched one solo takedown against the Seminoles … finished the season with three tackles, including two solo tackles … served as primary back-up to Kasim Edebali at defensive end ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned First Team AP All-Ohio accolades in as a junior and Second Team AP All-Ohio honors as a senior … First Team All-Northeast District as a senior … Cleveland Plain Dealer and Sun News all-star as a junior and senior … Ohio North-South All-Star Game selection … led St. Ignatius to the Ohio Division I state title as a junior … named captain as a senior … recorded 24 sacks and 64 tackles for a loss in his career … played for head coach Chuck Kyle … state qualifier in the discus throw as a senior.
PERSONAL: Kevin Kavalec … enrolled as an economics major in the Carroll School of Management … recipient of the Anne and Gerald B. Healy Scholarship for Academic Excellence … Kevin, his older brother, Jim, and younger siblings, Brian and Maria, are the children of Cathy and Jim Kavalec.
- Tackles: 10 (twice) at Wake Forest, Oct. 25, 2014 (8-2); at Virginia Tech, Sept. 17, 2016
- Tackles for loss: 4.5 at Wake Forest, Oct. 25, 2014
- Sacks: 2.0 at Wake Forest, Oct. 25, 2014
- Fumbles recovered: 1 (twice), vs. Syracuse, Oct. 22, 2016; vs. Maryland, Dec. 26, 2016
- Fumble forced: 1 (twice), vs. Louisville, Nov. 5, 2016; vs. Maryland, Dec. 26, 2016
- Touchdowns: 1 vs. Maryland, Dec. 26, 2016
NOTES: Registered 33 tackles for a loss of 123 yards in career, tied for sixth in BC record books … named the 2016 recipient of the Thomas F. Scanlan Award, the highest honor presented to a Boston College football senior
2016 (SENIOR): Started all 13 games … tied for fifth on the team with 51 total tackles, racking up 30 solo stops … second on the Eagles with 14.5 tackles for a loss of 66 yards … also recorded 4.5 sacks for a loss of 37 yards … added two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … ninth in the ACC for TFLs … part of the defense that ranked on eight top-10 lists, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) sixth in tackles-for-loss (8.2 TFL/game) and seventh in rushing defense (108.5 yards/game) ... BC defense tied the school record with eight sacks twice, at Massachusetts (Sept. 10) and vs. Maryland (Dec. 26) and recorded at least 10 tackles-for-loss four times … BC’s 47 sacks on the season tied the school record set in 1994 … totaled four solo tackles, including one for a loss against Massachusetts (Sept. 10) … tied a career high with 10 tackles, including two solo stops and eight assists at Virginia Tech (Sept. 17) ... recorded first career fumble recovery against Syracuse (Oct. 22) ... tallied four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win at NC State (Oct. 29) ... registered first career forced fumble and added four tackles against Louisville (Nov. 5) ... recorded six tackles, including a sack and two tackles-for-loss against Connecticut (Nov. 19) … forced a fumble on a sack and recovered a fumble in the end zone for first career touchdown in the Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland (Dec. 26) … part of the defensive line named the bowl MVP … named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.
2015 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 11 games, making four starts at right defensive end … tallied 20 tackles (13 solo, 7 assisted), including eight tackles for a loss and one sack … was a Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC fourth team selection … made one solo tackle and combined for a TFL in the season opener vs. Maine (Sept. 5) … tallied a sack in BC’s 76-0 win over Howard (Sept. 12) … recorded a season high five tackles, including three solo, at Duke (Oct. 3) … notched two solo tackles vs. Wake Forest (Oct. 10) … had 1.5 tackles for a loss as part of three tackle performance at Clemson (Oct. 17) … tallied seven tackles, of which 2.5 were for a loss, over final four games against Virginia Tech (Oct. 31), NC State (Nov. 7), Notre Dame (Nov. 21) and at Syracuse (Nov. 28) … a member of the CoSIDA All-District I Academic first team and the ACC All-Academic Team … named Boston College’s Junior Scholar-Athlete of the year and also earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
2014 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 13 games … earned a spot on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Team ... registered 40 tackles, including 31 solo tackles ... second on the team with 10.5 tackles for a loss of 45 yards … recorded 3.5 sacks for a loss of 19 yards ... also notched three quarterback hurries … member of the BC defense that ranked second in the nation, allowing just 94.5 rushing yards per game ... registered four tackles (three solo), including one for loss, against Pittsburgh (Sept. 5) … had three tackles (two solo), including one for loss, in the victory against Southern California (Sept. 13) … made four tackles (two solo) against Colorado State (Sept. 27) … recorded four solo stops against Clemson (Oct. 18) … recorded a career-high 10 tackles at Wake Forest (Oct. 25), including 4.5 tackles for a loss of 23 yards and two sacks for a loss of 14 yards … earned ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for performance against the Demon Deacons … registered two tackles (one solo), including one for a loss of two yards, against Virginia Tech (Nov. 1) … recorded three tackles (two solo), including one tackles for a loss of three yards, against Louisville (Nov. 8) … made four unassisted take-downs at No. 1 Florida State (Nov. 22) ... recorded three tackles (two solo), including one for a loss of one yard in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Penn State (Dec. 27) ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
2013 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in eight games … made his collegiate debut against Florida State (Sept. 28); notched one solo takedown against the Seminoles … finished the season with three tackles, including two solo tackles … served as primary back-up to Kasim Edebali at defensive end ... earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned First Team AP All-Ohio accolades in as a junior and Second Team AP All-Ohio honors as a senior … First Team All-Northeast District as a senior … Cleveland Plain Dealer and Sun News all-star as a junior and senior … Ohio North-South All-Star Game selection … led St. Ignatius to the Ohio Division I state title as a junior … named captain as a senior … recorded 24 sacks and 64 tackles for a loss in his career … played for head coach Chuck Kyle … state qualifier in the discus throw as a senior.
PERSONAL: Kevin Kavalec … enrolled as an economics major in the Carroll School of Management … recipient of the Anne and Gerald B. Healy Scholarship for Academic Excellence … Kevin, his older brother, Jim, and younger siblings, Brian and Maria, are the children of Cathy and Jim Kavalec.
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