#96

Andrew Choi

Senior defensive lineman for Hawai'i. 2023: 3 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

DL · Hawai'i · Sr. · #96

6′1″ · 250 lb · Honolulu, HI

CFB Index 48 · #221 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceHawai'i 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Hawai'i. 2023: 3 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Hawai'i, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Hawai'i

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019

Nick Rolovich

Hawai'i

2022–2023

Timmy Chang

Hawai'i

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Timmy Chang. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Hawai'i10-5HC: Nick Rolovich · Pass-leaning

2022Hawai'i3-10HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

2023Hawai'i5-8HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

48Rotational starter #221 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (90th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#259 / 2842 · 90th pct

7.5

Sacks#309 / 2842 · 87th pct

3.0

Tackles#1034 / 2842 · 63rd pct

Solo tackles#1110 / 2842 · 60th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.2	0.3	0.2	0.0
Road5g	4.6	1.1	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.1	0.6	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.5	0.8	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Timmy Chang

Pass share

63.7%

142 pass / 81 run

Plays / game

74.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

155 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #221 of 418 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Hawai'i	36	19	7.5	3.0	--	--	--
2022	Hawai'i	32	16	5.0	2.0	--	--	--
2019	Hawai'i	3	2	2.5	2.5	--	--	--
Career		71	37	15.0	7.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 31–20

vs UAlbany

2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 1 TFL

With M. Shipley — 25 LONG · 100 PCT · 7 PTS · B. Schager — 266 yds · 4 TD · 3 INT · QBR 14.2 · -27 rush yds (9 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 28-35@ Vanderbilt	7	6	2.5	1.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 1	L 24-37vs Stanford	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 2	W 31-20vs UAlbany	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 10-55@ Oregon	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 20-17vs New Mexico State	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 20-44@ UNLV	3	0	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 34-41vs San Diego State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 21-42@ New Mexico	5	2	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 10	W 27-14@ Nevada	6	4	1.5	0.5	—
Wk 11	W 27-13vs Air Force	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 27-24vs Colorado State	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		36	19	7.5	3.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Andrew Choi

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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