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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Hawai'i
Koali Nishigaya
WR • 5'7" • 165 lbs • Waipahu, HI, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Koali Nishigaya reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
11
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Koali Nishigaya built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Waipahu, HI wearing No. 23, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Koali Nishigaya's career was his receiving role: 54...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Koali Nishigaya, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Koali Nishigaya reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 487
- Receptions
- 54
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Koali Nishigaya quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 487
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Louis · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- St. Louis · 46 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 33 receiving yards · WR 837th (top 78%) · Mountain West 129th (top 72%) · National 1,465th (top 69%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 44.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 34.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 3 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 39 | 322 | 1 | 62.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 36.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hawai'i to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 16.6 | Dec 9, 2024 |
Koali Nishigaya played WR for Hawai'i. Across 5 tracked seasons, Koali Nishigaya recorded 4 rushing yards, 487 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 322 primary output with 54.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
11
Efficiency
53.3
Usage
5.9
Consistency
62.1
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 14. San Diego State: -1. Washington State: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 1 by 93.3. San Diego State: 1 by 0. Washington State: 2 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half6.5 · Games = 2 · -13.5 vs Second Half
Second Half20 · Games = 1 · +13.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
93.3 vs UCLA
Player Story
Koali Nishigaya story
Koali Nishigaya built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Waipahu, HI wearing No. 23, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Koali Nishigaya's career was his receiving role: 54 catches, 487 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards and 6 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Koali Nishigaya's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 36 | 83.4 | 4.3 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 24 | 55.6 | 4.1 | -12 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 72 | 73.3 | 10.5 | 48 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 322 | 54.2 | 12.1 | 250 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 33 | 53.3 | 5.9 | -289 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado State
Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
77.9 takeover
62 receiving yards with a 68.9 efficiency score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 6 · L 14-16 · Conference game
36
Receiving Yards
76.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#3
vs Utah State
Week 11 · L 34-41 · Conference game
30
Receiving Yards
70.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ San José State
Week 14 · L 24-35 · Conference game
26
Receiving Yards
70.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 1 · L 24-37
52
Receiving Yards
69.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 57.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
322 primary output · 54.2 efficiency · 12.1 usage
62.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
50.4
72 primary · 73.3 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Hawai'i
44.3
36 primary · 83.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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