Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Boise State
Kekaula Kaniho
NT • 5'10" • 186 lbs • Kahuku, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kekaula Kaniho shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Kekaula Kaniho built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a nose tackle from Kahuku, HI wearing No. 28, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Kekaula Kaniho's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boise State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Kekaula Kaniho, NT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Boise State. Kekaula Kaniho shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 197
- TFL
- 26.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 22
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Kekaula Kaniho quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · NT
- Career Tackles
- 197
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Boise State
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kahuku · Boise State
- High school pipeline
- Kahuku · 81 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · NT 4th (top 23%) · Mountain West 117th (top 22%) · National 1,202nd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Boise State | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 40.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 14 | 29 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 38 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 50.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 14 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 32 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 8 | 34 | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37 |
Related Context
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Kekaula Kaniho played NT for Boise State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kekaula Kaniho recorded 197 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Boise State paired 22 primary output with 33.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Boise State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
26.5
Usage
6.5
Consistency
35.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 2. BYU: 0. Air Force: 0. Colorado State: 0. Fresno State: 2. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 1. San Diego State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 7 by 49.2. BYU: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 6 by 25. Colorado State: 5 by 20.8. Fresno State: 3 by 32.5. Wyoming: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico: 1 by 14.2. San Diego State: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | @ San Diego StateSplash game | L 16-27 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs New Mexico | W 37-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Wyoming | W 23-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Fresno StateSplash game | W 40-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Colorado State | W 28-19 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Air Force | L 17-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ BYU | W 26-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 20-21 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kekaula Kaniho story
Kekaula Kaniho built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a nose tackle from Kahuku, HI wearing No. 28, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Kekaula Kaniho's career was his defensive production: 197 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 54 career games in the available record. His career also includes 129 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kekaula Kaniho's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2017-2021
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Season Value Progression
2017201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Boise State | 13.5 | 19.2 | 5.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 13.5 | 19.2 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 25.3 | 7.1 | -2.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 22 | 33.9 | 7.9 | 11 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 22 | 33.9 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 9 | 31.9 | 4.7 | -13 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 26.5 | 6.5 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida State
Week 1 · W 36-31
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ UNLV
Week 6 · W 38-13 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Oregon
Week 1 · W 38-28 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Oklahoma State
Week 3 · L 20-21
2
Havoc Plays
82 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82 takeover score.
#5
@ San Diego State
Week 13 · L 16-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Boise State
22 primary output · 33.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Boise State
58.9
22 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Boise State
50.2
11 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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