Zeno Choi: DL · Hawai'i · #99.
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Zeno Choi
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Third year in the same defensive front at Hawai'i. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Louisiana Tech — Bowl, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-34@ Colorado State | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 1 | W 59-41vs Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 43-29vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28@ Army | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-41@ San José State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-13vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-49@ BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 22-40vs Nevada | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-50@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28vs UNLV | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-30@ San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-31vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 19 | 7.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%8 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
13%5 hurries39 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
3 seasons under Nick Rolovich — 18-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
56.9%
543 pass / 411 run
Plays / game
68.1
14 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
602 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
39 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Hawai'i, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Norm Chow, Chris Naeole, and Nick Rolovich. Multi-era developmental context.
