Kapena Gushiken is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Ole Miss.
Gushiken moves between deep coverage and the slot. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jake Dickert, Pete Kaligis and Lane Kiffin. On tape: 9 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ole Miss | 55 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 48 | 33 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 36 | 16 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career | 139 | 87 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23@ Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-35vs Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-10vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-19vs No. 4 LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Washington State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-43@ No. 9 Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26@ No. 13 Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-14vs South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-0vs The Citadel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-24vs Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-19@ Mississippi State | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Bowl | W 41-10vs No. 17 Tulane | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 39-34vs No. 2 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-31vs No. 10 Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL55 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home9g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
48.2%
521 pass / 560 run
Plays / game
72.1
15 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #279 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #14 of 28 SEC Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
A stat line in 39 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Dickert, Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding.
