Chad Lavalais
| No. 94 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Date of birth: | April 15, 1979 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Marksville, Louisiana | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 293 lb (133 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Marksville High School | ||||
| College: | Louisiana State | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
|
|||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2005 | |||||
|
|||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||
| Games played: | 30 |
|---|---|
| Games started: | 20 |
Chad Douglas Lavalais (born April 15, 1979) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), earned All-American honors, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. Thereafter, he played professionally for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
Lavalais was born in Marksville, Louisiana. He lettered in football and track at Marksville High School. 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.
Lavalais accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Louisiana State University, where he played for coach Nick Saban's LSU Tigers football team from 2000 to 2003. After originally signing with LSU in 1998, he 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 to play. He first played for the Tigers in 2000, and appeared in nine games as a freshman, recording 22 tackles and one quarterback sack. While at LSU, he majored in general studies.
Lavalais started in 41 of 47 games in which he appeared for LSU and registered 202 tackles, 12 sacks, 10 passes defensed, one fumble recovery, one interception and one blocked kick. He was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and a consensus first-team All-American after starting every game as a senior. He was also named National Defensive Player of the Year by The Sporting News. During his senior season, the Tigers won the SEC Championship and defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 21–14 in the Sugar Bowl to win the BCS National Championship.
...
Wikipedia