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Jay Kakiva

DL · San José State · Sr. · #96

San José State 2023 alumnus
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Jay Kakiva

DL · San José State · Sr · #96

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#68 national
CFB
College
San José State
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
San José State
2022
San José State
2023
San José State

Played his entire career under Brent Brennan.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo
2022San José State7-5HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2023San José State7-6HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023San José State43166.52.5------
2022San José State1031.00.0------
2021San José State320.00.0------
Career56217.52.5------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 37–31

at UNLV

3 TOT

Edged out UNLV on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Nose Anchor

The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jordan Miller’s 2022 season.

Miami · 2022

#2

Malik Langham

Vanderbilt · 2021

88%
#3

Mayan Ahanotu

Rutgers · 2021

87%
#4

Christian Mejia

Washington State · 2021

87%
#5

Caleb Sampson

Kansas · 2021

86%

Matches Jordan on

Weight
Sack rate
Hurry rate

Differs from Jordan on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Shemar Turner's senior season at Texas A&M (2024).

Texas A&M · 2024

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 30
#2

Alex Huntley

South Carolina · 2023

85%
#3

Zion Logue

Georgia · 2023

NFL Rd 6
84%
#4

Mayan Ahanotu

Rutgers · 2023

84%
#5

Kurott Garland

Tennessee · 2023

81%

Matches Shemar on

Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate