Tekai Kirby

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL Played for national high school powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas which won its fourth-straight state championship in 2022 … Raiders were the No. 3 ranked prep program in the nation according to High School Football America … Ranked No. 6 prep program in the nation by MaxPreps … STA posted a 51-2 record during the school’s four-peat including a 28-1 mark in Kirby’s final two seasons … As a senior, hauled in six receptions for 108 yards and two touchdowns … Played with current Cavalier offensive lineman Blake Steen and Dawson Alters at STA … Son of Virginia legend Terry Kirby, who is third all-time on UVA’s career rushing list with 3,348 yards … His father played high school football and college football with current UVA defensive end coach Chris Slade … Three-star tight end according to 247Sports, ESPN and On3 … Played for head coach Roger Harriott at St. Thomas Aquinas … Enrolled in UVA’s College of Arts and Sciences.