Kekaula Kaniho: NT · Boise State · #28.
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Kekaula Kaniho
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Boise State. All-Mountain West in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Oklahoma State — Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boise State | 34 | 25 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Boise State | 32 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Boise State | 61 | 48 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Boise State | 38 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Boise State | 32 | 23 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 197 | 144 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 20-21vs Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 26-17@ No. 10 BYU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Air Force | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-19@ Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-14@ No. 25 Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-13vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-0vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-27@ No. 22 San Diego State | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 25 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%5 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries34 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Andy Avalos
Pass share
48.1%
409 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
70.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #274 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boise State, 197 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over five seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
