Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 70-7vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Koo Kia
Freshman linebacker for Notre Dame. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Kahalu'u, HI
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Syracuse
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 linebacker for Notre Dame. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2025.
Koo Kia
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Syracuse, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Notre Dame3-star out of Punahou
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
The linebacker corps · Notre Dame
- #34Drayk Bowen67 tackles · 2025
- #4Jaiden Ausberry51 tackles · 2025
- #27Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa48 tackles · 2025
- #3Jaylen Sneed35 tackles · 2025
- #16Koo Kia1 tackle · 2025
6 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology