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23 Kavir Bains

23 Kavir Bains

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Hometown:
    San Jose, Calif.
  • High School:
    Valley Christian HS ’20
  • Major:
    Managerial Economics

Summary

Biography

- 2024 Big Sky All-Conference First Team (Defensive Back)

2024 (Senior):
Started all 14 games for the Aggies in the defensive backfield ... Made a career-high 83 tackles, making 57 solo stops and 8.5 tackles for loss ... Added three interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Led the Aggies and the Big Sky Conference with 14 pass break ups ... Became only the third Aggie since 2018 to have at least 10 pass break ups in a season and had the most by an Aggie since Vincent White's 19 in 2018 ... Finished ranked 15th in the nation in passes defended per game (1.2) ... Opened the season with eight total tackles (four solo) at Cal (Aug. 31), forcing a fumble that led directly to the first touchdown scored for the Aggies in the 2024 season ... Made eight stops (four solo) and had two pass break ups at Southern Utah (Sept. 14) ... Recovered a fumble, made one interception, broke up one pass and had two tackles against Utah Tech (Sept. 21) ... Snagged an interception, made three total tackles (all solo) and broke up two passes against No. 5 Idaho (Sept. 28) ... Made five total solo tackles against Cal Poly (Oct. 12), adding two tackles for loss ... With six solo tackles, finished against Northern Colorado (Nov. 2) with seven tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass break up ... In Missoula, Mont., made five total stops (three solo), adding 1.5 tackles for loss and two pass break ups at No. 7 Montana (Nov. 9) ... Broke up a season-high three passes and had eight total tackles (seven solo) in the NCAA Division I Championship Second Round victory over No. 12 Illinois State (Dec. 7) ... Racked up nine total tackles, making one pass break up and snagging one interception at No. 4 South Dakota (Dec. 14) in the NCAA Division I Championship Quarterfinals.

2023 (Junior): Saw action in all 11 games, making four starts including the final three games ... finished with 43 total tackles (24 solo), two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Had third-most total tackles by an Aggie defensive back ... Three times led the Aggies in total tackles, recording nine tackles (three solo) at Texas A&M-Commerce (Aug. 31), 12 tackles (eight solo) against Portland State (Nov. 4) and nine (seven solo) at Idaho State (Nov. 11) ... Broke up two passes against Portland State ... Forced a fumble at Idaho State and recovered a fumble against Montana.

2022 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games and made six starts… Recorded 28 tackles with 20 solo stops… Registered two sacks and five tackles for loss… Credited with two pass breakups… Posted one sack against Cal Poly (Oct. 29) and Idaho State (Nov. 5)… Had a season-high seven tackles and a pass breakup against NAU (Oct. 15).

2021 FALL (Freshman): Appeared in three games… Recorded a solo tackle in the season-opener road victory at Tulsa (9/2).

2021 SPRING (Freshman): Saw action in four games... Lone stat was a pass breakup vs. Cal Poly (3/20), knocking down a Hunter Raquet attempt to Noah Rasheed on a 3rd-and-goal.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN HS ’20: Helped team to 22-5 overall record in two varsity seasons for head coach Mike Machado... Two-time all-state, All-NorCal first team, All-Central Coast Section first team and West Catholic Athletic League DB of the Year... Added CIF-CCS Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior... Posted 125 tackles (71 solos, 54 assists) with nine interceptions and eight pass breakups across final two seasons... Two-year Scholar-Athlete and winner of school’s Curt Wilson Leadership Award.

PERSONAL: Majoring in mechanical engineering... Lists Jackie Robinson as his sports hero... Proudest personal accomplishment was his CCS Defensive Player of the Year award... Not many people know he can juggle.

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2020Freshman

    DB
    5'10" 180 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    DB
    5'10" 176 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2022Sophomore

    DB
    5'10" 176 lbs
    43
  • 23

    2023Junior

    DB
    5'10" 176 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    23