A great athlete who will try to find his way on the field in some capacity... battling his way up the depth chart.
FRESHMAN SEASON • 2008 Saw limited action in his freshman season, playing in two games... was fourth on the depth chart among quarterbacks... completed one pass for eight yards and ran once for eight yards in the game at Weber State (11/1)... was a redshirt in 2007 when he was named Offensive Scout Team MVP by his teammates.
PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE Named Oregon 6A first-team All-State as a senior after throwing for 3,283 yards and 34 touchdowns... total ranks 10th on the all-time state list for yardage... was also first-team All-Conference and League Offensive Player of the Year... as a junior was also first-team All-State and State Offensive Player of the Year... led his team to the state championship game, passing for 3,416 yards - the eighth-highest single-season total in Oregon history... rushed for more than 400 yards and accounted for 44 touchdowns in 2005... was also first-team All-Conference and League Offensive Player of the Year... threw for 6,821 yards and 72 touchdowns in his high school career... also rushed for 965 yards and 13 touchdowns in three seasons... led the state in passing yards and touchdown passes as both a junior and a senior... was 21-3 as a starter those two seasons... a finalist for the Oregon Prep Athlete of the Year Award (Johnny Carpenter Award)... was the Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year... National Football Foundation Oregon Chapter finalist for Scholar-Athlete of the Year... was the MVP of 2007 Les Schwab Bowl.
PERSONAL INFORMATION Son of Dan and Jenifer Kavanaugh... born July 23, 1988... has one brother, Taylor, and two sisters, Kaitlin and Kimberly... will major in Business... hobbies are history, golf, basketball, reading and listening to music... is a self-taught guitar and ukelele player with a number of songs available on YouTube... plays guitar right-handed despite being a lefty... duets on guitar with fellow quarterback Drew Hubel... career goal is to become a college football coach.
Photo Credit: Dick Powers
