Usage Score
11.1
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.
Efficiency
41
Consistency
38.9
Season Value
47.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
232424
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Sam Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Scouting Read
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Kavian 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.
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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 10 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
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 | — | — |
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
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Primary metric
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.7 takeover score.
#2
Florida International
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.1 takeover score.
#3
Jacksonville State
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#4
Air Force
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
#5
Georgia Southern
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
17.5 primary output · 41 efficiency · 11.1 usage
47.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Sam Houston
47.7
17.5 primary · 41 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston
31.7
8 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
153
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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