Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Washington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-34@ Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kai Rapolla
Senior cornerback on Washington State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Winchester, CA · Rancho Christian HS
Returning to Washington State for 2026
The story
4 cornerback on Washington State's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Cal Poly in 2022.
- Transferred from Cal Poly to Washington State in 2025.
Kai Rapolla
Two seasons at Washington State, two different head coaches: Jimmy Rogers and Kirby Moore. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Kansas State, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Cal Polyout of Rancho Christian
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Washington State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State
2026era →
Kirby Moore
Washington State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Rogers → Kirby Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
2026Washington State0-2HC: Kirby Moore · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Washington State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Washington State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (28 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #128
Background
WASHINGTON STATE RS-JUNIOR (2025): Enrolled in January and participated in spring practice...appeared in 11 games, mostly on special teams…played 110 special teams snaps…recorded four tackles…had one stop in win at Colorado State…made one tackle in win over Louisiana Tech…tallied two tackles in w...
The secondary · Washington State
- #3Jaylen Thomas59 tackles · 2025
- #23Matthew Durrance58 tackles · 2025
- #2Colby Humphrey53 tackles · 2025
- #25Cale Reeder38 tackles · 2025
- #4Kai Rapolla4 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Washington State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology