Meki Pei: DB · Hawai'i · #7.
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Meki Pei
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the same secondary at Hawai'i. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Nevada — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 36-7vs Northern Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-28vs No. 17 Boise State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-42@ Washington State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-13vs Nevada | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 21-20@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-29vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-55@ Utah State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-30vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 13-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
59.2%
481 pass / 331 run
Plays / game
67.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
513 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #496 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Hawai'i, 116 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jimmy Lake, Bob Gregory and Timmy Chang.
