Noah Kema: LB · Hawai'i · #18.
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Noah Kema
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the same linebacker corps at Hawai'i. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against UNLV — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
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.
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 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups19 tackles.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #567 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Hawai'i, 58 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Timmy Chang.
