Aidan Keanaaina is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at California.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman and Justin Wilcox. All-ACC in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Virginia — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 56 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2024 | California | 43 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 110 | 41 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs Texas Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-14vs Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-34@ San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24@ Boston College | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-45vs Duke | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-18vs North Carolina | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-42@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs No. 15 Virginia | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 29-26@ No. 14 Louisville | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-31@ Stanford | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-35vs No. 25 SMU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35@ Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2025
W 29-26
at Louisville
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries56 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
57.0%
502 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
518 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
56 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #98 at the position.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman and Justin Wilcox.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
