Kamuela Ka'aihue
UNLV Rebels
82
Good

Kamuela Ka'aihue

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Projected Starter

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Kamuela Ka'aihue is the projected starter at WLB for UNLV Rebels.

Senior · #8 · 6'2", 240 lbs

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Depth at WLB · UNLV Rebels

  1. 1882Kamuela Ka'aihueStarter
  2. 21581Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu

UNLV Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Roosevelt, ranked #1,816 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 23 tackles, 2 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,816 NatlTeam Share2%
Papaikou, HI
Jersey
#8
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
240 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252320.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8361
National Rank
#1816
High School
Roosevelt
Hometown
Honolulu, HI

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 66th-percentile production (×0.88 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 66% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WNDSUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-7

Oct 3WCALTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 39-31

Sep 26WAKRTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-10

Sep 12LUNTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 44-6

Sep 6WHAWTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-6

Aug 30LMEMTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-21

Kamuela Ka'aihue's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

23 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement40%
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