Usage Score
14.6
Player Dossier
2015-2019Nebraska
WR • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Honolulu, HI, USA
Kanawai Noa reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage Score
14.6
Efficiency
69.7
Consistency
54.3
Season Value
42.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · California
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Kanawai Noa, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · California. Kanawai Noa reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Kanawai Noa played WR for California and Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kanawai Noa recorded 11 rushing yards, 1,496 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with California.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
California paired 788 primary output with 81.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 69.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across California, Nebraska.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
30.6
Efficiency
69.7
Usage
14.6
Consistency
54.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 0. Northern Illinois: 51. Illinois: 5. Ohio State: 5. Northwestern: 13. Indiana: 52. Purdue: 47. Wisconsin: 72
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 3 by 100. Illinois: 1 by 33.3. Ohio State: 1 by 33.3. Northwestern: 2 by 43.3. Indiana: 3 by 100. Purdue: 4 by 78.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 100
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wisconsin | L 21-37 | — | 3 | 72 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Purdue | L 27-31 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Indiana | L 31-38 | — | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Northwestern | W 13-10 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ohio State | L 7-48 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Illinois | W 42-38 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Northern Illinois | W 44-8 | — | 3 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Colorado | L 31-34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
California
2015-2018
Opening stop
Nebraska
2019
Final stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 76 | 58.3 | 5.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 34 | 76.7 | 3.8 | -42 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 788 | 81.9 | 21.2 | 754 |
| 2018 Postseason | California | 353 | 76.6 | 18 | -435 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 353 | 76.6 | 18 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 245 | 69.7 | 14.6 | -108 |
#1 Featured game
Oregon
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
126
Primary metric
126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Wisconsin
72
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
BYU
93
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 88.6 efficiency score.
#4
USC
110
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Colorado
108
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · California
788 primary output · 81.9 efficiency · 21.2 usage
68.2
#2
2018 Postseason · California
51.7
353 primary · 76.6 efficiency · 18 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · California
51.7
353 primary · 76.6 efficiency · 18 usage
3
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9853
El Campo · El Campo, TX
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
1,496
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.