Kevin Daft

Kevin Daft (born November 19, 1975) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is the tight ends coach for Dartmouth College. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football at UC Davis.

Daft was also a member of the Scottish Claymores, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Amsterdam Admirals, San Jose SaberCats and Indiana Firebirds.

College career

UC Davis

A two-time captain and All-American quarterback at UC Davis, Daft set five NCAA Division II records while throwing for 7,601 yards and 68 touchdowns in his collegiate career. He was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the Division II version of the Heisman Trophy, and was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. He graduated from UC Davis with a degree in biology in 1999.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Daft was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and was the third quarterback with the team behind Steve McNair, and Neil O'Donnell, during its run to the 1999 AFC Championship and Super Bowl XXXIV.

San Diego Chargers On November 28, 2000, Daft was released by the Chargers. He was re-signed to the San Diego Chargers practice squad along with Armon Hatcher on November 29, 2000. He was waived on September 12, 2001, to make room for Ricky Ray.

Second stint with Titans After having workouts with the Houston Texans, Daft re-signed with the Tennessee Titans on February 6, 2002, and was immediately allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals. Even after setting the records, Daft was still released by the Titans on August 14, 2002. After the camp he was not signed by the Redskins.

Indiana Firebirds After his stint with the San Jose SaberCats, Daft joined the Indiana Firebirds. He was named the starter beating out Tony Zimmerman and Adrian McPherson. On February 7, 2004, he suffered a head and arm injury and was placed on injured reserve on February 12, 2004, John Turman was signed to take his place on the roster.

Coaching career Daft joined the California football program as a graduate assistant in 2004 and worked with the offensive line in 2006. He became the quarterbacks coach in 2007, then moved to coaching wide receivers in 2008, a position he held until he was fired on December 17, 2010.

Daft was named wide receivers coach of the Omaha Nighthawks on March 8, 2011.