Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 63-3vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#28
Kainoa Winston
Sophomore defensive back on Michigan's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 204 lb · Montgomery Village, MD · Gonzaga
Returning to Michigan for 2026
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 96 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Michigan's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2025.
Kainoa Winston
The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Central Michigan, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Michigan4-star out of Gonzaga
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
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 1 game: 2.0 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
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Michigan
Returning around him
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
Background
Pronunciation Your browser does not support the audio tag. CAREER HIGHS • Tackles: 2 - vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025) • Solos: 1, 2x - last vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025) • Asst: 1 - vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025) • TFLs: none • Sacks: none • Int: none • FR: none • PBUs: none...
The secondary · Michigan
- #7Chris Bracy71 tackles · 2025
- #3Smith Snowden37 tackles · 2025
- Jyaire Hill36 tackles · 2025
- #10Zeke Berry33 tackles · 2025
- #28Kainoa Winston2 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology