#44

Vai Kaho

Senior linebacker for San Diego State. 2023: 24 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.

LB · San Diego State · Sr. · #44

6′1″ · 230 lb · Reno, NV

CFB Index 18 · #530 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceSan Diego State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1434 nationally · Signed with San Diego State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for San Diego State. 2023: 24 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2020.
Transferred from San Diego State to Montana in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at San Diego State, 38 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2020

Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Bishop Manogue

2024

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1434 national

CFB

College

San Diego State

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Brady Hoke

San Diego State

Played his entire career under Brady Hoke.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Brady Hoke — 23-16 over that span.

2021San Diego State12-2HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

2022San Diego State7-6HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023San Diego State4-8HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

18Below cohort / limited sample #530 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (93rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#147 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#1416 / 2842 · 49th pct

Tackles#1663 / 2842 · 40th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Tackles for loss#2235 / 2842 · 18th pct

0.5

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

18 · #530 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #530 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	San Diego State	24	15	0.5	--	--	--
2022	San Diego State	10	7	1.0	--	--	--
2021	San Diego State	4	3	1.0	--	--	--
Career		38	25	2.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 36–28

vs Idaho State

2 QB HUR · 2 SOLO · 2 TOT

Edged out Idaho State at home in a shootout.

With J. Browning — 43 LONG · 100 PCT · 10 PTS · J. Mayden — 85 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 60.8 · 132 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 20-13vs Ohio	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 1	W 36-28vs Idaho State	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 10-35vs UCLA	4	2	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 3	L 9-26@ Oregon State	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 31-34vs Boise State	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 10-49@ Air Force	3	1	0.5	—
Wk 7	W 41-34@ Hawai'i	4	4	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 0-6vs Nevada	2	0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 19-22@ Colorado State	2	0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 13-24@ San José State	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 33-18vs Fresno State	1	1	0.0	—
Total		24	15	0.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology