Senior wide receiver for Nebraska. 2019: 17 catches, 245 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Honolulu, HI
The story
4 wide receiver for Nebraska. 2019: 17 catches, 245 receiving yards, 2 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKanawai Noa
Kanawai Noa has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 72 rec yds, 3 receptions against Wisconsin — Week 12, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Nebraska, 1,496 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (15th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 38.6 | 14.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 14.8 | 8.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 57.0 | 17.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nebraska | 17 | 245 | 14.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | California | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | California | 56 | 788 | 14.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2016 | California | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2015 | California | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 111 | 1,496 | 13.5 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nebraska | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | California | 2 | 11 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | California | -- | -- | 94 | 15 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 11 | 94 | 15 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2019
W 42–38
at Illinois
1 rec · 5 yds
Edged out Illinois on the road in a shootout.
With A. Martinez — 328 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.6 · 118 rush yds (18 car) · W. Robinson — 89 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 31-34@ Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-8vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-38@ Illinois | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-48vs Ohio State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-10vs Northwestern | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38vs Indiana | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Purdue | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-37vs Wisconsin | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Total | 17 | 245 | 12.4 | 2 | 36 |