Senior linebacker for Hawai'i. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 220 lb · Las Vegas, NV
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 tackles, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Hawai'i. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Jamih Otis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Hawai'i linebacker corps. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles against UNLV, Week 1, 2026.
25 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Timmy Chang — 20-21 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (94th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #20 of 45 Mountain West LBs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–19
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 PD
With M. Alejado — 346 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · -4 rush yds (3 car) · G. Heil — 45 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 63 LONG
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-37@ Stanford | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 6-21vs UNLV | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Hawai'i
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Hawai'i
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #124
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Bryun Parham’s 2023 season.
Matches Bryun on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dane Motley's senior season at Arkansas State (2023).
Matches Dane on
Player DNA
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