Senior defensive back on Hawai'i's 2025 roster.
5′10″ · 185 lb · East Palo Alto, CA
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.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 85 nationally · Joined Hawai'i
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Hawai'i's 2025 roster.
Justin Sinclair
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Hawai'i secondary. The receipt: 6 tackles against UNLV — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 19-19 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th 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
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
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 · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-40@ Arizona | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-35@ Air Force | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-26vs Utah State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-38@ UNLV | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 27-7vs Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Hawai'i
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · 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
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Johnson’s 2025 season.
Matches Jeremiah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Will Jones II's junior season at South Florida (2023).
Matches Will on
Player DNA