Kail Dava

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Kail Dava
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    290
  • Hometown:
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Previous School:
    Clarkson Secondary School
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    24.0
  • sac
    1.5
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio
Fall 2021: Played in all 11 games, starting 10 ... had 22 total tackles -- 10 solo and 12 assisted ... had eight for-loss for 28 yards ... had two sacks for 12 yards ... recorded a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry ... forced a fumble against North Carolina Central (10/9/21) ... recovered a fumble against Tennessee State (10/16/21).
 
Spring 2021: Played in all seven games, starting in four ... recorded a season-high three tackles in the Austin Peay game (2/21/21).
 
2019: Dava played in 11 games ... recorded 17 total tackles -- six solo and 11 assisted -- averaging 1.5 tackles per game ... had four sacks for 29 yards ... had a career-high 1.5 sacks for 15 yards at Murray State (11/2/19) ... named to the Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-American team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Dava barnstormed this fall in a 12-game schedule for Clarkson Football North. He played three seasons for head coach Larry Jusdanis, and was named the team’s Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and Defensive MVP.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Reggie and Meagan Dava ... born Sept. 22, 2000 in Barrie, Ontario.
 
ACADEMICS: Studying business information and technology.
 
HONORS: 2019 -- Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-American
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 12 9
Assists 12 5
Tackles 24.0 14.0
Tackles per game 2.4 3.5
Sacks 1.5 1.0
Sack yards 15 10
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 5.5 4.0
Tackle for loss yards 25 19
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 1 2 3.0 0.5 5 0.5 5 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 1 3 4.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 3 2 5.0 - - 2.5 8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 1 3 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 3 0 3.0 1.0 10 1.0 10 - 1 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 1 0 1.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 48 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
2020-21 7 - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 48 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 11 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 7 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 11 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 48 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 11 6 11 17.0 1.5 4.0 29 4.0 29 - - - - - - -
2020-21 7 5 4 9.0 1.3 - - 1.5 2 - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 10 12 22.0 2.0 2.0 12 8.0 28 1 1 0 - - 1 -
2022-23 10 12 12 24.0 2.4 1.5 15 5.5 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 9 8 7 15.0 1.7 0.5 3 5.5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 48 41 46 87.0 1.8 8.0 59 24.5 96 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 4 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 12 12 24.0 2.4 1.5 15 5.5 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 4 9 5 14.0 3.5 1.0 10 4.0 19 - 1 0 - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 7 6 13.0 2.6 1.5 15 4.0 23 - 1 0 - - - -
Away 5 5 6 11.0 2.2 0.0 0 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 6 0 6.0 1.5 1.0 10 2.0 11 - 1 0 - - - -
Losses 6 6 12 18.0 3.0 0.5 5 3.5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 3 1 2 3.0 1.0 0.5 5 0.5 5 - - - - - - -
October 4 7 8 15.0 3.8 0.0 0 3.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 4 2 6.0 2.0 1.0 10 2.0 11 - 1 0 - - - -
News mentions
Seniors, award winners recognized at Tech Football Letterwinners' Breakfast
  • Article
  • April 16, 2023
Seniors, award winners recognized at Tech Football Letterwinners' Breakfast

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With several generations of Golden Eagle football standouts converging on the Tennessee Tech’s Athletic Performance Center on Saturday as the program held its annual Spring Game, head coach Dewayne Alexander and his staff took time to honor the team’s 2022 award winners for the team’s Letterwinners’ Breakfast. After honoring the 2022 seniors in presence – Heath Price, David Gist, Tai Carter, Jake Huner, Ben Baugh, Christian Watson, Seth Carlisle, Jeremiah Oatsvall, Josh Reliford and Bryson Garrett – Alexander then recognized the academic achievers. Starting with the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll honorees – which included Huner, Gist, Hayden Olsen, Nate Hodnett, Kail Dava, Price, Watson, Isaac Cross and Hunter Barnhart – Alexander then pointed out the 2023 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honorees with Carlisle, Oatsvall, Reliford, Watson and Spencer Stachyra. The veteran coach noted that of the nine student-athletes selected by current members of the OVC, five of them were Golden Eagles.

  • April 16, 2023
Reliford on All-OVC first-team defense leads six picks on postseason squads
  • Article
  • November 22, 2022
Reliford on All-OVC first-team defense leads six picks on postseason squads

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – With the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference football regular-season slate drawn to a close, the league looked back at some of the incredible performances across its member institutions and honored its best and brightest stars from the year. After the numbers were tallied, Tennessee Tech came away with six selections across the OVC’s first-, second- and all-newcomer teams. The postseason teams were voted on by the head football coaches and the sports information contacts.

  • November 22, 2022
Tech football holds off Lindenwood for Homecoming victory
  • Article
  • November 05, 2022
Tech football holds off Lindenwood for Homecoming victory

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was fitting that Tennessee Tech's battle with Lindenwood came down to one final play. After all, the two teams had been swapping scores back and forth the entire day. With 14 seconds to go, the visiting Lions lined up for a two-point conversion trailing 35-34. It was a gutsy, but smart play for the visitors. If it was successful, Tech would have to find a way to score in the final seconds.

  • November 05, 2022
It's go time -- Golden Eagle football set to open season at Kansas
  • Article
  • August 31, 2022
It's go time -- Golden Eagle football set to open season at Kansas

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the day dawns on Tucker Stadium, the equipment truck is getting loaded and the Tennessee Tech football team is making its final preparations before loading up Thursday to fly to Lawrence, Kan., to take on their first opponent of the 2022 campaign – the Kansas Jayhawks. Ladies and gentlemen, football season is here. Kickoff for Tech’s season opener at Kansas on Friday night is 7 p.m. Roger Ealey and Dylan Vazzano will provide the broadcast locally on 98.5 KISS FM, while Noah Reed and Jay Sonnhalter will handle the call on Big 12 Now/ESPN+ (subscription required).

  • August 31, 2022