Last confirmed: Boston College, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Middleburg Heights, OH · St Ignatius
Kevin Kavalec: DE · Boston College · #93.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kevin Kavalec
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. On tape: 10 tackles against Virginia Tech, Week 3, 2016.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boston College | 50 | 30 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Career | 50 | 30 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-7@ Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-49@ Virginia Tech | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-10vs Wagner | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 35-3vs Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-56vs No. 3 Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-28vs Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-14@ NC State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-52vs No. 5 Louisville | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 7-45@ No. 20 Florida State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-0vs UConn | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-14@ Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 36-30vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 30 | 14.5 | 4.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%4 sacksTFL rate
29%14 TFLHurry rate
0%0 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
100%4 of 4 pressures50 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
34.8%
296 pass / 555 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
50 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Boston College, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Steve Addazio.
