Karsyn Pupunu

#11 · WR · Sr. · Hawai'i6′3″ · 205 lb · Lahaina, HI

Karsyn Pupunu is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Hawai'i.

Pupunu moves the chains on third down. Three seasons in the Hawai'i receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 56 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Colorado State — Week 8, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

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

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Justin OlsonMiddle Tennessee · 2023 · 79% season match
Frank Ladson Jr.Miami · 2022 · 78% season match
Joshua CobbsWyoming · 2021 · 77% season match
Sterling BerkhalterWake Forest · 2025 · 77% season match
Solomon EnisUtah · 2021 · 77% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Hawai'i	33	306	9.3	22
2024	Hawai'i	6	80	13.3	25
2023	Hawai'i	5	71	14.2	33
Career		44	457	10.4	33

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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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

Signature game

Week 3 · 2025

W 23-3

vs Portland State

5 rec · 40 yds

With B. Gowers — 43.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20 · L. Weaver — 240 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 46.5 · 30 rush yds (12 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Colorado State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Micah Alejado pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 20 yds to the CSU 40 for a
Week 10 · San José State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Alejado to Pupunu: a 10-yard pass.
Week 1 · California · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.43Alejado to Pupunu: a 22-yard pass.
Week 1 · California · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.39Alejado to Pupunu: a 19-yard pass.
Week 3 · Portland State · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.25Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 9 yds to the HAW 43 for a
Week 2 · Sam Houston · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.00Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 15 yds to the HAW 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Wyoming · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.82Alejado to Pupunu: a 17-yard pass.
Week 1 · Arizona · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.63Micah Alejado pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 11 yds to the HAW 36 for a
Week 4 · Fresno State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.59Micah Alejado pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 6 yds to the HAW 36 for a
Week 3 · Portland State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.57Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 12 yds to the PRST 33 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

33 rec · 306 yds · 0 TD

30 of 33 receptions matched to play-by-play

8 of 44 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

449% of team targets

Catch rate

68%30 of 44 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

50% of targets (4)

75%catch rate

Air 4.8 · YAC 2.3 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

50% of targets (4)

50%catch rate

Air 12.0 · YAC 0.0 avg

68% catch rate on 44 targets · 9% of the team's targets.

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%

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 37 (#334 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

37Below cohort / limited sample #334 of 485 · 2025?

Ascending10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2025 season

Head Coach

Timmy Chang

Pass share

60.2%

540 pass / 357 run

Plays / game

69.0

13 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

518 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

33 catches in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

37 · #334 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #23 of 41 Mountain West WRs

How the All-Mountain West base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).