Player Career

Kanawai Noa Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kanawai Noa story

Kanawai Noa built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 9, spending time with California and Nebraska. The clearest part of Kanawai Noa's career was his receiving role: 111 catches, 1,496 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 11 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with California. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 11 rushing yards, 6 tackles, and 109 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California and Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Kanawai Noa 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    California

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Nebraska

    2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonCalifornia7658.35.3
2016 Regular SeasonCalifornia3476.73.8-42
2017 Regular SeasonCalifornia78881.921.2754
2018 PostseasonCalifornia35376.618-435
2018 Regular SeasonCalifornia35376.6180
2019 Regular SeasonNebraska24569.714.6-108

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon

Week 5 · L 24-45 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

126

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ BYU

Week 2 · W 21-18

93

Receiving Yards

94 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 88.6 efficiency score.

#3

vs USC

Week 4 · L 20-30 · Conference game

110

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Wisconsin

Week 12 · L 21-37 · Conference game

72

Receiving Yards

92.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Oregon State

Week 8 · W 49-7 · Conference game

73

Receiving Yards

91.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 97.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · California

788 primary output · 81.9 efficiency · 21.2 usage

80.7

#2

2018 Postseason · California

62.2

353 primary · 76.6 efficiency · 18 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · California

62.2

353 primary · 76.6 efficiency · 18 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games