Senior defensive back on Hawai'i's 2023 roster.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Kailua, HI
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 1277 nationally · Signed with Punahou
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Hawai'i's roster.
Kaulana Makaula
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Clay Helton, Donte Williams and Timmy Chang. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Duquesne, Week 3, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Hawai'i, 30 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham, and Timmy Chang. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022
W 24–14
vs Duquesne
7 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 NO
With M. Shipley — 29 LONG · 50 PCT · 6 PTS · J. Perdue — 35 AVG · 58 LONG · 2 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-63vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-56@ Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-14vs Duquesne | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 26-45@ New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-17@ Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-27vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-55@ Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Trevor Woods’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Berry Buxton III's senior season at Syracuse (2025).
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Player DNA