Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Boise State
Kekoa Nawahine
S • 6'2" • 207 lbs • Meridian, ID, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kekoa Nawahine shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
98
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Kekoa Nawahine built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Meridian, ID wearing No. 10, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Kekoa Nawahine's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Boise State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Kekoa Nawahine, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Boise State. Kekoa Nawahine shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 258
- TFL
- 7
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Kekoa Nawahine quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · S
- Career Tackles
- 258
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Boise State
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rocky Mountain · Boise State
- High school pipeline
- Rocky Mountain · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 68 tackles · S 47th (top 10%) · Mountain West 34th (top 7%) · National 332nd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Boise State | 7 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boise State | 14 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 14 | 95 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 65 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 24.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 12 | 14 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 12 | 54 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30 |
Related Context
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Kekoa Nawahine played S for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kekoa Nawahine recorded 258 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Boise State paired 11.5 primary output with 39.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Boise State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
26.3
Usage
6.1
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Florida State: 0. Marshall: 2. Portland State: 0. Air Force: 0. UNLV: 1. Hawai'i: 0. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 0. Utah State: 0. Colorado State: 0. Hawai'i: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 14 by 50. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. Marshall: 4 by 36.7. Portland State: 3 by 12.5. Air Force: 6 by 25. UNLV: 7 by 39.2. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico: 7 by 29.2. Utah State: 5 by 20.8. Colorado State: 9 by 37.5. Hawai'i: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 11 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
50 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | @ Washington10+ tackles | L 7-38 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Hawai'i | W 31-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Colorado State | W 31-24 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah State | W 56-21 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs New Mexico | W 42-9 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Wyoming | W 20-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Hawai'i | W 59-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ UNLV | W 38-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Air Force | W 30-19 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Portland State | W 45-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs MarshallSplash game | W 14-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Florida State | W 36-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kekoa Nawahine story
Kekoa Nawahine built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Meridian, ID wearing No. 10, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Kekoa Nawahine's career was his defensive production: 258 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Kekoa Nawahine's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Boise State | 3 | 15 | 2.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 3 | 15 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boise State | 11.5 | 39.5 | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 11.5 | 39.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 2.5 | 26.9 | 4.9 | -9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 4 | 26.3 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 4 | 26.3 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Troy
Week 1 · W 24-13
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Marshall
Week 2 · W 14-7
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ BYU
Week 6 · W 24-7
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 11 · W 24-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Nevada
Week 10 · W 41-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Boise State
11.5 primary output · 39.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Boise State
62.8
11.5 primary · 39.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Boise State
30
4 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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