Kaimana Padello: DL · Hawai'i · #96.
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Kaimana Padello
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Hawai'i defensive front to date. On tape: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Boise State, Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-38vs Arizona | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-52@ No. 23 Washington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-16vs Central Arkansas | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 54-3@ Nevada | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-59@ No. 14 Boise State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 26-56vs Air Force | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-31@ New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-41vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-40vs San José State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 29 | 7.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%7 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries37 tackles · 7 for loss · 3 sacks.
4 seasons under Nick Rolovich — 28-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
60.7%
634 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
69.6
15 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
671 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
37 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Hawai'i, 14 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
