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Player Dossier
2023-2024Sam Houston
Kavian Gaither
LB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Waco, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kavian Gaither shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Sam Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Kavian Gaither built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a linebacker from Waco, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with Sam Houston. The clearest part of Kavian Gaither's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyKavian Gaither, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Sam Houston. Kavian Gaither shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 153
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Kavian Gaither quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Sam Houston · LB
- Career Tackles
- 153
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 91 tackles · LB 59th (top 5%) · Conference USA 9th (top 2%) · National 82nd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 10 | 62 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 49.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 13 | 84 | 7.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
Related Context
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Kavian Gaither played LB for Sam Houston. Across 2 tracked seasons, Kavian Gaither recorded 153 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Sam Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Sam Houston paired 17.5 primary output with 41 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
41
Usage
11.1
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 3. Rice: 1. UCF: 0. Hawai'i: 2. New Mexico State: 1. Texas State: 0. UTEP: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Florida International: 4. Louisiana Tech: 2. Kennesaw State: 0. Jacksonville State: 3. Liberty: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Southern: 7 by 59.2. Rice: 5 by 30.8. UCF: 8 by 33.3. Hawai'i: 3 by 32.5. New Mexico State: 2 by 18.3. Texas State: 5 by 20.8. UTEP: 11 by 55.8. Western Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Florida International: 7 by 69.2. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 49.2. Kennesaw State: 9 by 37.5. Jacksonville State: 17 by 80. Liberty: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 10 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
80 vs Jacksonville State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/20 | vs Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 31-26 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Liberty | W 20-18 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Jacksonville State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 11-21 | 17 | 12 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Kennesaw State | W 23-17 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/30 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 9-3 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/22 | @ Florida InternationalSplash game | W 10-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/16 | vs Western Kentucky | L 14-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | @ UTEP10+ tackles | W 41-21 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Texas State | W 40-39 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs New Mexico State | W 31-11 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 31-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ UCF | L 14-45 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Rice | W 34-14 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kavian Gaither story
Kavian Gaither built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a linebacker from Waco, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with Sam Houston. The clearest part of Kavian Gaither's career was his defensive production: 153 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Sam Houston. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kavian Gaither's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Sam Houston.
The arc is straightforward: Kavian Gaither moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Sam Houston
2023-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 8 | 33.8 | 9.7 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 17.5 | 41 | 11.1 | 9.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 17.5 | 41 | 11.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 11 · W 42-27 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 9 · W 10-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Jacksonville State
Week 13 · L 11-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 1 · W 31-26 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Air Force
Week 2 · L 3-13
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Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
17.5 primary output · 41 efficiency · 11.1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Sam Houston
68
17.5 primary · 41 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston
49.6
8 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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