Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#97
Vann Kavals
Redshirt freshman defensive end on Akron's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 265 lb · Coraopolis, PA · Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart
Returning to Akron for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 TFL · 4 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Robert Morris
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive end on Akron's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Akron in 2025.
Vann Kavals
One game to point at: 2 tackles, 2 TFL against Robert Morris — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Akron3-star out of Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 TFL
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
Background
2025: Did Not Play (Redshirt)… High School: Earned First-Team honors as a QB and DE his senior season...
The defensive line · Akron
- #1Cyrus Durham9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Ronald Hull3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Jon'Trell Mixon1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Dahvon Frazier1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #97Vann Kavals2 games · 2026
20 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology