#11

Karsyn Pupunu

Senior wide receiver for Hawai'i. 2025: 33 catches, 306 receiving yards.

WR · Hawai'i · Sr. · #11

6′3″ · 205 lb · Lahaina, HI

CFB Index 37 · #334 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Hawai'i for 2026

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Catch rate: 70th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

306

receiving yards · 2025

33 catches · 9.3 per catch

Best game: 5 rec, 40 yds, vs Portland State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Hawai'i. 2025: 33 catches, 306 receiving yards.

His career, year by year

Karsyn Pupunu

WR · Hawai'i · Sr · #11

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the Hawai'i receiving corps. One game to point at: 56 rec yds, 5 receptions against Colorado State — Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 19-19 over that span.

2023Hawai'i5-8HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy

2024Hawai'i5-7HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

37Below cohort / limited sample #334 of 485?

High confidenceAscending10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: explosive rate (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#241 / 798 · 70th pct

73.3%

EPA / target#330 / 798 · 59th pct

0.47

Yards / catch#606 / 798 · 24th pct

9.3

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Explosive rate#667 / 798 · 16th pct

4.4%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#247 / 558 · 55th pct

Rec yards#355 / 558 · 36th pct

306

Yards / catch#494 / 558 · 11th pct

9.3

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Long catch#524 / 558 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

24%11 of his 45 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.7	26.1	10.0	0.0
Road5g	2.8	24.6	8.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	2.9	25.6	8.6	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	25.2	10.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Timmy Chang

Pass share

63.7%

142 pass / 81 run

Plays / game

74.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

155 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

37 · #334 of 485 WRs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #23 of 41 Mountain West WRs

How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Hawai'i	33	306	9.3	--
2024	Hawai'i	6	80	13.3	--
2023	Hawai'i	5	71	14.2	--
Career		44	457	10.4	--

Season	Team
2025	Hawai'i	--	--	--	--	--
2024	Hawai'i	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Hawai'i	--	--	--	15	--
Career		--	--	--	15	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Colorado State · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Micah Alejado pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 20 yds to the CSU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · San José State · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.82(12:51) Shotgun #12 M.Alejado pass complete short right to #11 K.Pupunu caught at SJSU41, for 10 yards to the SJSU41, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · California · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.43(14:15) Shotgun #12 M.Alejado pass complete deep middle to #11 K.Pupunu caught at Cal49, for 22 yards to the Cal49 (#41 L.Ferrelli), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · California · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.39(01:26) Shotgun #12 M.Alejado pass complete short left to #11 K.Pupunu caught at Cal29, for 19 yards to the Cal29 (#4 B.Austin; #46 A.Hampton), 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · Portland State · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.25Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 9 yds to the HAW 43 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Sam Houston · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.00Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 15 yds to the HAW 46 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Wyoming · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.82(10:57) Shotgun #12 M.Alejado pass complete short right to #11 K.Pupunu caught at Hawaii41, for 17 yards to the Hawaii41 (#12 D.Hearns), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Arizona · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.63Micah Alejado pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 11 yds to the HAW 36 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Fresno State · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.59Micah Alejado pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 6 yds to the HAW 36 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Portland State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.57Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 12 yds to the PRST 33 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 23-20vs Stanford	1	7	7.0	7
Wk 1	L 6-40@ Arizona	3	24	8.0	11
Wk 2	W 37-20vs Sam Houston	4	43	10.8	15
Wk 3	W 23-3vs Portland State	5	40	8.0	12
Wk 4	L 21-23vs Fresno State	3	14	4.7	6
Wk 5	W 44-35@ Air Force	2	15	7.5	8
Wk 7	W 44-26vs Utah State	2	12	6.0	7
Wk 8	W 31-19@ Colorado State	5	56	11.2	20	Season-high 56 yds
Wk 10	L 38-45@ San José State	3	20	6.7	10
Wk 13	L 10-38@ UNLV	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 14	W 27-7vs Wyoming	1	17	17.0	17
Bowl	W 35-31vs California	3	50	16.7	22
Total		33	306	9.3	22

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Hawai'i

Preseason read · May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Hawai'i

Returning around him

64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
Transfer portal: +7 net (16 in / 9 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #124

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Olson’s 2023 season.

Justin Olson

79%match

Middle Tennessee · 2023

Frank Ladson Jr.

Miami · 2022

78%

Joshua Cobbs

Wyoming · 2021

77%

Sterling Berkhalter

Wake Forest · 2025

77%

Solomon Enis

Utah · 2021

77%

Matches Justin on

Total EPA (college ability)

TD rate

Yards / reception

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Landon Wolf’s path through Oklahoma State.

Landon Wolf

99%match

Oklahoma State · 2020

Owen Glascoe

Long Island University · 2023

99%

Caleb Burke

New Hampshire · 2025

99%

Garrett Cody

Fordham · 2024

97%

Rico Bussey Jr.

Hawai'i · 2020

96%

Matches Landon on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Darryle Simmons's junior season at Marshall (2023).

Darryle Simmons

86%match

Marshall · 2023

Yo'Heinz Tyler

Ball State · 2022

All-MAC

84%

Frank Ladson Jr.

Miami · 2022

82%

Julian Ortega-Jones

Texas State · 2022

80%

Xzavier Henderson

Florida · 2022

77%

Matches Darryle on

Total EPA (college ability)

Yards / reception

Weight

Differs from Darryle on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology