Villanova University

Joe Kavanaugh Class: Senior Hometown: Portola, Calif. High School: St. Francis Height / Weight: 6-7 / 240 Position: TE

VILLANOVA: Possesses enormous potential; Starter at tight end; Big target with good athleticism; Expected to be a vital component of the Wildcat offense.
1998: Missed five games due to a knee injury suffered in game three versus Delaware; Registered 10 receptions for 138 yards; Best game of the season came at Fordham when he caught a season-high three balls for a season-best 63 yards; Made three receptions for 20 yards at Pittsburgh; Tallied two catches for 44 yards including a season-high 24-yarder against Delaware; Recorded one catch versus Buffalo and Richmond.
1997: Played in eight contests; Missed five games due to a broken thumb; Tallied one reception for two yards; Lone reception came in the Massachusetts game.
1996: Saw action in nine games; Earned a starting berth on six occasions; Made 11 catches for 67 yards; Career-high four receptions for a career-best 19 yards against New Hampshire; Longest catch of the season was a 13-yarder versus UMass; Injured his knee in the New Hampshire game and missed the final two games of the season.
1995: Redshirted

ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL: Played both tight end and defensive end in high school and was team's defensive Most Valuable Player; Selected first team All-C.C.S. as senior, and second team All-State in California; Team was 13-0 senior year and 23-0 in his two years on the varsity; Nominated to play in the California-Texas All-Star game; Lettered twice in football and three years in basketball, where his team won the California State championship his senior year and he was USA Today Honorable Mention.

PERSONAL: Political Science major; Youngest of three children of Jack and Virginia Kavanaugh; Oldest brother John played football at University of California at Davis; Born 10/18/76 in Stanford, Calif.

KAVANAUGH'S CAREER STATISTICS

         G/GS  REC  YDS   AVG  TD
1996     9/6    11   67   6.1   0
1997     8/0     1    2   2.0   0
1998     6/3    10  138  13.8   0
Totals  23/9    22  207   9.4   0