Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Hawai'i
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen
DB • 6'1" • 170 lbs • Pearl City, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UNLV • Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Pearl City, HI wearing No. 8, spending time with Hawai'i and UNLV. The clearest part of Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen's...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i. Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · DB
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Punahou · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Punahou · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DB 187th (top 20%) · Mountain West 64th (top 13%) · National 793rd (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 5 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Hawai'i | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 38 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 44.4 |
Related Context
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Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen played DB for UNLV and Hawai'i. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen recorded 99 receiving yards and 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Hawai'i paired 7 primary output with 22 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, Hawai'i.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
22
Usage
5
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 0. Arizona: 0. Stanford: 3. Sam Houston: 1. Portland State: 0. Fresno State: 0. Utah State: 0. Colorado State: 1. San José State: 1. San Diego State: 1. UNLV: 0. Wyoming: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 6 by 25. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 4 by 46.7. Sam Houston: 2 by 18.3. Portland State: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Utah State: 4 by 16.7. Colorado State: 4 by 26.7. San José State: 5 by 30.8. UNLV: 10 by 41.7. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/25 | vs California | W 35-31 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Wyoming | W 27-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UNLV10+ tackles | L 10-38 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs San Diego State | W 38-6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | @ San José State | L 38-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Colorado State | W 31-19 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs Utah State | W 44-26 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Fresno State | L 21-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Portland State | W 23-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Sam Houston | W 37-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Arizona | L 6-40 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 23-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen story
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Pearl City, HI wearing No. 8, spending time with Hawai'i and UNLV. The clearest part of Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 99 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UNLV
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Hawai'i
2023-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 5 | 15.6 | 2.7 | 5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Hawai'i | 7 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 112 Stanford
Week 1 · W 23-20
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 9 · W 34-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 43 San Diego State
Week 11 · W 38-6 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah State
Week 12 · L 10-55 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 118 San José State
Week 10 · L 38-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Hawai'i
7 primary output · 22 efficiency · 5 usage
44.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Hawai'i
44.4
7 primary · 22 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UNLV
40.7
0 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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