Aidan Keanaaina
Aidan Keanaaina
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. All-ACC in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Virginia — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 56 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | California | 43 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 110 | 41 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 38–35
vs SMU
6 TOT · 3 SOLO
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · California
Returning around him
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #36 · 2026 recruiting class #56
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aidan Keanaaina’s 2024 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nazir Stackhouse's graduate season at Georgia (2024).
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