Former linebacker at Hawai'i. 2024: 19 tackles.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Lawrence, KS
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.
Recruiting
LB recruit
No. 125 nationally · Joined Hawai'i
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Hawai'i. 2024: 19 tackles.
Noah Kema
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Hawai'i. The receipt: 4 tackles against UNLV — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Hawai'i, 58 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 13-25 over that span.
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
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 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 · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #567 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-16vs UCLA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-31@ Sam Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-42@ Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-13vs Nevada | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-20@ Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-29vs UNLV | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 10-55@ Utah State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-30vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes 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.
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to EJ Green’s 2021 season.
Matches EJ on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Norman's junior season at Marshall (2022).
Matches Isaiah on
Player DNA