Senior defensive back on Hawai'i's 2025 roster.
5′10″ · 185 lb · East Palo Alto, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 85 nationally · Joined Hawai'i
Last played in 2025.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Hawai'i's 2025 roster.
Justin Sinclair
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Hawai'i secondary. The receipt: 6 tackles against UNLV — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-40@ Arizona | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-35@ Air Force | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-26vs Utah State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-38@ UNLV | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 27-7vs Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 19-19 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL18 tackles · 1 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Johnson’s 2025 season.
Matches Jeremiah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Will Jones II's junior season at South Florida (2023).
Matches Will on
Player DNA