Kail Dava

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Kail Dava
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    290
  • Hometown:
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Previous School:
    Clarkson Secondary School
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    15.0
  • sac
    0.5
  • 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 8 3
Assists 7 4
Tackles 15.0 7.0
Tackles per game 1.7 1.8
Sacks 0.5 0.0
Sack yards 3 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 5.5 2.0
Tackle for loss yards 12 3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 at #6 Furman L, 45-10 2 0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 at New Mexico L, 56-10 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 North Alabama L, 20-7 1 0 1.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Kennesaw State W, 17-7 1 3 4.0 0.5 3 1.5 5 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Lindenwood L, 23-0 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 at South Carolina State W, 28-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Southeast Missouri L, 28-3 1 3 4.0 - - 2.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Robert Morris W, 38-13 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 UT Martin L, 44-41 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Gardner-Webb L, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at Tennessee State W, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 4 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 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
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
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 9 8 7 15.0 1.7 0.5 3 5.5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 4 3 4 7.0 1.8 0.0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 3 6 9.0 2.3 0.5 3 4.5 10 - - - - - - -
Away 5 5 1 6.0 1.2 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 2 3 5.0 1.7 0.5 3 1.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 6 6 4 10.0 1.7 0.0 0 4.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
August 1 2 0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 3 3 3 6.0 2.0 0.5 3 3.5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 3 4 7.0 1.8 0.0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
DL Dava drafted by the B.C. Lions in CFL Draft
  • Article
  • May 01, 2024
DL Dava drafted by the B.C. Lions in CFL Draft

VANCOUVER, B.C.  -- Tennessee Tech’s Kail Dava will get the opportunity to play on the next level as he was selected by the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions in their annual draft on Tuesday night. Dava was a highly-rated prospect before the start of the 2023 campaign with the Golden Eagles. He was selected with the 44th overall pick in the league draft.

  • May 01, 2024
Four named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • Article
  • April 10, 2024
Four named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society

IRVING, Texas – As the National Football Foundation announced its annual Hampshire Honor Society, the roster included a record 1,989 student-athletes from all levels of college football – NCAA, NAIA and sprint football. Among those honorees, four Tennessee Tech football players – Brad Clark, Kail Dava, Cole Putnam and Trevor Stephens – were inducted as members of the exclusive group.

  • April 10, 2024
Golden Eagles close out Tucker slate with visit from Gardner-Webb
  • Article
  • November 09, 2023
Golden Eagles close out Tucker slate with visit from Gardner-Webb

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Saturday marks the final home game of the 2023 football season and it’s going to be a bittersweet day for the Tennessee Tech football team. With the home finale comes Senior Day and the Golden Eagles will recognize those departing players before the start of the contest against Gardner-Webb. Kickoff Saturday is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Roger Ealey and Frank Harrell will have the call on 98.5 KISS FM, while Dylan Vazzano and Metz will narrate the action on ESPN+ (subscription required).

  • November 09, 2023
Tech Football opens campaign Thursday at No. 6 Furman
  • Article
  • August 29, 2023
Tech Football opens campaign Thursday at No. 6 Furman

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Camp and workouts are over. As the Tennessee Tech football team loads up the busses for Thursday’s season opener at No. 6-ranked Furman, the Golden Eagles begin a new campaign ready to improve and work toward a Big South-OVC championship. Everything starts Thursday night at 6 p.m. Central. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Pete Yanity and Jay Sonnhalter handling the broadcast, while the game can be heard locally on 98.5 KISS FM with Roger Ealey and Dylan Vazzano on the call.

  • August 29, 2023
Dava named to CFL Scouting Bureau's Top 20 Draft prospect list
  • Article
  • August 24, 2023
Dava named to CFL Scouting Bureau's Top 20 Draft prospect list

TORONTO – Kail Dava has made an impact with the Tennessee Tech football team in his time in the United States and that’s been noticed in his homeland as the graduate defensive lineman was announced on Thursday as a fall Top 20 draft prospect by the Canadian Football League’s Scouting Bureau. The bureau, as well as player personnel directors and general managers from the league’s nine teams, releases its rankings in the fall, winter and spring before the league draft.

  • August 24, 2023
Golden Eagle football opens fall camp with energy and enthusiasm
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  • July 31, 2023
Golden Eagle football opens fall camp with energy and enthusiasm

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The countdown is on as the Tennessee Tech football team gets ready for its first game of the season – exactly a month from Monday. But if the first practice of the season was any indication, the Golden Eagles are looking to make some noise this season in the inaugural Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association race. The energy was high, the players were excited and it showed on the Tucker Stadium turf as the Golden Eagles went through drills with no pads – those will come in later days – and held its first session of Fall Camp. With a vast majority of the team working through the summer through individual workouts before the official camp sessions started on Monday, the squad was ready to go and looked ready to fine tune as they work toward the team's season opener against Furman on August 31.

  • July 31, 2023
Golden Eagles get nine on Phil Steele/Draftscout.com Big South/OVC preseason team
  • Article
  • July 28, 2023
Golden Eagles get nine on Phil Steele/Draftscout.com Big South/OVC preseason team

COOKEVILLE – As the summer heat swelters on and the Tennessee Tech football team prepares to take to the Tucker Stadium turf to get ready for the 2023 campaign, honors continue to roll in for the Golden Eagles as Phil Steele/Draftscout.com announced its selections on Friday for its Big South-OVC Football Association All-Conference Team. Tech claimed nine spots on the preseason team as punter Nick Bigelow was a first-team selection, wide receiver Metrius Fleming and offensive linemen Nate Hodnett and Trevor Stephens were on the second-team, defensive linemen Kail Dava and Hudson Tucker, as well as linebacker Jacquez McGowan were placed on the third-team, while wide receiver Willie Miller and tight end Hunter Barnhart were on the fourth-team lineup.

  • July 28, 2023
Tech football picked fourth in Big South-OVC preseason poll, four named to preseason watch list
  • Article
  • July 25, 2023
Tech football picked fourth in Big South-OVC preseason poll, four named to preseason watch list

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the combined effort of the Big South and the Ohio Valley conferences join together for the first season of their alliance, the Tennessee Tech football team is expected to make a little bit of noise this season as the Golden Eagles were picked fourth in the 10-team group. In a vote of the league’s coaches, Tech garnered a first-place vote while collecting 58 points overall. Southeast Missouri took six first-place votes and were selected either first or second in all 10 ballots to earn 96 total points for a first-place preseason projection. Gardner-Webb, coached by former Golden Eagle standout Tre Lamb, was selected second in the poll with two first-place votes and three second-place votes

  • July 25, 2023