Senior wide receiver for Hawai'i. 2025: 28 catches, 223 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Montreal, PQ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
28 catches · 2 TD · 8 per catch
Backed by 12 rec · 113 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% catches game.
The play that turned itSwung Hawai'i from 33% to 99% to win.California at Hawai'i · 35-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Hawai'i. 2025: 28 catches, 223 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Nicholas Cenacle
Moves the chains on third down. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Hawai'i. The receipt: 70 rec yds, 7 receptions against Colorado State — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Timmy Chang — 22-29 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (10th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 32.5 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 31.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.8 | 36.5 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 25.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
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 · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 38–6
1 rec · 2 yds
Dominant 32-point win at home against San Diego State.
With C. Barfield — 69 rush yds (11 car) · M. Alejado — 256 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.6 · -10 rush yds (5 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-20vs Stanford | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-40@ Arizona | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-26vs Utah State | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-19@ Colorado State | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 38-45@ San José State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-6vs San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bowl | W 35-31vs California | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 1 | 22 | |
| Total | 28 | 223 | 6.7 | 2 | 26 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Hawai'i
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Hawai'i
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #124
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to CJ Windham’s 2021 season.
Matches CJ on
Differs from CJ on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Karim Page’s path through East Tennessee State.
Matches Karim on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeremiah Noga's senior season at Washington State (2025).
Matches Jeremiah on
Player DNA