Player Profile

Kai Puailoa-Rojas

RB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Kai Puailoa-Rojas leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage Score

1.9

Efficiency

63.3

Consistency

31.8

Season Value

33.1

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Navy

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Navy
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Navy
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Kai Puailoa-Rojas, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Navy. Kai Puailoa-Rojas leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Navy paired 161 primary output with 60.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 63.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Loss with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Navy

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

9.7

Efficiency

63.3

Usage

1.9

Consistency

31.8

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 2. Tulsa: 0. SMU: 33. Houston: 11. Cincinnati: 6. Notre Dame: 6

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 1 by 16.7. SMU: 3 by 95.8. Houston: 1 by 91.7. Cincinnati: 1 by 62.5. Notre Dame: 1 by 50

Split Comparison

Losses11.6 · n=5
First Half11.7 · n=3 · +4.0 vs Second Half
Second Half7.7 · n=3 · -4.0 vs First Half
All Games9.7 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

SMU

Best efficiency game

95.8 vs SMU

Result
Sat 11/12vs Notre DameL 32-35166
Sat 11/5@ CincinnatiL 10-2016606
Sat 10/22vs HoustonL 20-3811111
Fri 10/14@ SMUL 34-402199.50011411
Sat 10/8vs TulsaW 53-21
Sat 10/1@ Air ForceL 10-13122

Career Arc

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

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    Navy

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNavy0
2021 Regular SeasonNavy16160.82.7161
2022 Regular SeasonNavy5863.31.9-103
2023 Regular SeasonNavy0-58

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

SMU

Loss with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33

Primary metric

33 scrimmage yards and 3.5 usage.

#2

SMU

41

Primary metric

Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

41 scrimmage yards and 3.5 usage.

#3

Cincinnati

47

Primary metric

Loss with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47 scrimmage yards and 3.8 usage.

#4

East Carolina

20

Primary metric

Loss with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

20 scrimmage yards and 2.1 usage.

#5

Tulsa

19

Primary metric

Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

19 scrimmage yards and 3.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Navy

161 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 2.7 usage

50.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · Navy

33.1

58 primary · 63.3 efficiency · 1.9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Navy

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.78

St. Bonaventure · Ventura, CA

Committed To
Navy
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

219

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career receiving yards
117