Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Hawai'i
Kai Kaneshiro
DB • 6'2" • 180 lbs • Honolulu, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
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Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Player Story
Kai Kaneshiro built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive back from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 24, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Kai Kaneshiro's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Kai Kaneshiro, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Kai Kaneshiro shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 106
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Kai Kaneshiro quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · DB
- Career Tackles
- 106
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Boise State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Louis · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- St. Louis · 46 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · DB 152nd (top 17%) · Mountain West 55th (top 11%) · National 666th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Hawai'i | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 10 | 25 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 10 | 48 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 43.2 |
Related Context
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Kai Kaneshiro played DB for Hawai'i. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kai Kaneshiro recorded 106 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 5 primary output with 25 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Portland State
Win 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 · Hawai'i
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
25
Usage
4.1
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Portland State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Portland State: 2. Oregon State: 0. San José State: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Fresno State: 0. Nevada: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Utah State: 1. San Diego State: 0. UNLV: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Portland State: 6 by 45. Oregon State: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 3 by 22.5. New Mexico State: 5 by 20.8. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 5 by 30.8. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. Utah State: 7 by 39.2. San Diego State: 7 by 29.2. UNLV: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Portland State
Best efficiency game
45 vs Portland State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/13 | @ UNLV | L 13-27 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | vs San Diego State | L 10-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Utah State | L 31-51 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/24 | vs New Mexico State | W 48-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | @ Nevada | L 17-34 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | vs Fresno State | W 27-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | @ New Mexico State | W 41-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | vs San José State | L 13-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | @ Oregon State | L 27-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Portland StateSplash game | W 49-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Kai Kaneshiro story
Kai Kaneshiro built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive back from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 24, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Kai Kaneshiro's career was his defensive production: 106 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 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 Kai Kaneshiro's production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i.
The arc is straightforward: Kai Kaneshiro 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
2019-2021
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Season Value Progression
2019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Hawai'i | 4 | 15.7 | 4.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 4 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 1 | 16.9 | 3.5 | -3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 5 | 25 | 4.1 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boise State
Week 15 · L 10-31 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Portland State
Week 1 · W 49-35
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 12 · L 32-40 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Arkansas
Week 4 · W 35-16
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Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Arizona
Week 1 · W 45-38
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Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
5 primary output · 25 efficiency · 4.1 usage
43.2
#2
2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
36.7
4 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i
36.7
4 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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