Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2016Hawai'i
Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea
LB • 6'3" • Honolulu, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a linebacker from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 55, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea's career was his...
Read the storyMakani Kema-Kaleiwahea, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Hawai'i. Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 43
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 4
Quick Answers
Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · LB
- Career Tackles
- 43
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · LB 325th (top 32%) · Mountain West 85th (top 17%) · National 926th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Hawai'i | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 14 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | 57.1 |
Related Context
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Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea played LB for Hawai'i. Across 2 tracked seasons, Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea recorded 43 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Hawai'i paired 19 primary output with 26.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Hawai'i
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
26.4
Usage
8.3
Consistency
32.7
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 1. Michigan: 0. California: 3. UT Martin: 2. Arizona: 0. Nevada: 2. San José State: 0. UNLV: 0.5. Air Force: 0. New Mexico: 3. San Diego State: 0. Boise State: 3. Fresno State: 0.5. Massachusetts: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. California: 5 by 50.8. UT Martin: 2 by 28.3. Arizona: 5 by 20.8. Nevada: 1 by 24.2. San José State: 5 by 20.8. UNLV: 5 by 25.8. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico: 2 by 38.3. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 1 by 34.2. Fresno State: 7 by 34.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 48.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/25 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 52-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Massachusetts2+ sacks · Splash game | W 46-40 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Fresno State | W 14-13 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Boise State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 16-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ San Diego State | L 0-55 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs New Mexico2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Air Force | W 34-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs UNLV | L 38-41 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ San José State | W 34-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 38-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Arizona | L 28-47 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs UT MartinSplash game | W 41-36 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Michigan | L 3-63 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 31-51 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea story
Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a linebacker from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 55, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea's career was his defensive production: 43 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Hawai'i. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea's production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i.
The arc is straightforward: Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2015-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Hawai'i | 19 | 26.4 | 8.3 | 19 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 19 | 26.4 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 13 · W 46-40
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
@ California
Week 1 · L 31-51
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 9 · L 21-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Boise State
Week 11 · L 16-52 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#5
vs UT Martin
Week 2 · W 41-36
2
Havoc Plays
58 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Hawai'i
19 primary output · 26.4 efficiency · 8.3 usage
57.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Hawai'i
57.1
19 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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