Kevin Daft

Biography

Recruiting Area: California, Arizona Kevin Daft was hired at Dartmouth as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in February of 2017. He arrived with more than a decade of collegiate coaching experience, most recently at his alma mater, the University of California, Davis. Daft has been instrumental in Dartmouth posting a 52-18 record since arriving, including 35 wins in his first four seasons, the most over any four-season span in program history. He has helped the Big Green to Ivy League Championships in 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024. Over a five-year span, Dartmouth has had the least number of turnovers in the country. Quarterback Nick Howard owns the Dartmouth record for most rushing touchdowns in a career. Derek Kyler graduated with the highest completion percentage all-time at Dartmouth (69%), a record Jackson Proctor would go on to break (70%). In his first year, Dartmouth ranked in the top half of the league in scoring, rushing, passing and total yards while QB Jack Heneghan earned All-Ivy honorable mention before signing with the San Francisco 49ers after graduation. In 2018, he had the Big Green among the top 20 in the nation in rushing and scoring. He also successfully worked a tandem at quarterback with Jared Gerbino — an All-Ivy Second Team selection — leading the team in rushing and Kyler ranking second nationally in completion percentage and third in passing efficiency. The tandem of Gerbino and Kyler continued to excel in 2019, leading the Big Green to its 1

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