Notre Dame · L 26-37
No catches.
Miami · L 35-38
3 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 27 yards. This one was 30 above.
Kekahuna has catches in 7 of North Carolina’s 8 games: none against Notre Dame.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Trech Kekahuna
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Luke Fickell and Bill Belichick. First career honor, 2024: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. One game to point at: 57 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Miami — Week 9, 2026.
219 receiving yards · 17 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Against Miami on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 57 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 17 catches for 219 yards. North Carolina has thrown to him 28 times in 212 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 17 | 219 | 12.9 | 1 | 26 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 26 | 211 | 8.1 | 0 | 45 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 25 | 339 | 13.6 | 2 | 69 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Career | 72 | 833 | 11.6 | 3 | 69 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | 49 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 14 | 129 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 1 | 11 | 142 | -- |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | -- | -- | 37 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 140 | 179 | 49 |
Last game (Wk 9): 57 receiving yards, 3 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10vs TCU | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38vs No. 1 Miami | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 57 yds |
| Total | 17 | 219 | 12.9 | 1 | 26 |
Week 9 · 2026
L 35-38
vs Miami
3 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD
With B. Edwards — 341 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.4 · D. June — 44 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 40 yds
The plays that mattered most
397th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2912% of team targetsCatch rate
59%17 of 29 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
59% catch rate on 29 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 35.3 | 14.4 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 25.8 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 45.0 | 13.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #350 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Luke Fickell and Bill Belichick.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to North Carolina
