Athletes - Chad Lavalais

Home > Listing Index > Athletes > Chad Lavalais

	Athletes - Chad Lavalais

Chad Douglas Lavalais is an American football player. He was born on April 15, 1979 in Marksville, Louisiana.

Personal

Lavalais lettered in football and track at Marksville High School in Louisiana. He was a Class 3A all-state selection as a tight end in 1997 in addition to being selected as an all-district choice on offense and defense. He saw his first action for LSU in 2000 after originally signing with the Tigers in 1998. Spent two seasons working as a prison guard at a correctional facility near his hometown of Marksville while working to improve his ACT score to become eligible. While at LSU, he majored in general studies.

Career

Athletic playmaker who saw extensive action on the defensive line during his rookie campaign.

College

Lavalais started in 41 of 47 games for LSU and registered 202 tackles, 12 sacks, 10 passes defensed, one fumble recovery, one interception and one blocked kick. He was selected as an All American first-team member and All-Southeastern Conference pick after starting every game as a senior. He was also named National Defensive Player of the Year by The Sporting News. He played in nine games as a freshman, recording 22 tackles and one sack.

Transaction

Lavalais was selected as a fifth round (142nd pick overall) draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in 2004.

2004 Season (Falcons)

Lavalais played in every game with five starts at defensive tackle and finished the season with 42 tackles, two fumble recoveries and one pass defensed. He also recorded the following game statistics:

Posted three tackles apiece in a reserve role vs. Arizona (9/26) and at Carolina (10/3).
Led all defensive linemen with six tackles vs. Detroit (10/10).
Made first career start in place of Rod Coleman (shoulder) and posted three tackles.
Tallied two tackles apiece at Denver (10/31) and vs. Tampa Bay (11/14).
Registered three tackles apiece vs. New Orleans (11/28) and at Tampa Bay (12/5).
Started Weeks 14-17 in place of Ed Jasper (wrist).
Tallied three tackles vs. Oakland (12/12) and four tackles vs. Carolina (12/18).
Posted a career-high seven tackles at New Orleans (12/26).
Recorded three tackles at Seattle (1/2)..
Recorded one tackle in a reserve role vs. St. Louis in the NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. St. Louis (1/15/05).
Tallied two tackles at Philadelphia (1/23/05) in the NFC Championship Game.

[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Chad Lavalais ]

This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Chad Lavalais; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.

Searches on eBay