Kai Kaneshiro: DB · Hawai'i · #24.
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Kai Kaneshiro
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The three seasons at Hawai'i span two head coaches: Nick Rolovich and Todd Graham. On tape: 7 tackles against San Diego State, Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-35vs Portland State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-45@ Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-17vs San José State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-21@ New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs No. 18 Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-34@ Nevada | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-34vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-51@ Utah State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 10-17vs San Diego State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-27@ UNLV | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 49-35
6 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Portland State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL48 tackles · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Todd Graham
Pass share
52.0%
461 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #316 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Hawai'i, 106 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
