Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 23-3vs Portland State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Kainoa Ontai
Junior defensive back on Hawai'i's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Manteca, CA
Returning to Hawai'i for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on Hawai'i's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKainoa Ontai
The receipt: 1 tackles against Portland State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Hawai'i
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hawai'i | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Hawai'i
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Hawai'i
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (16 in / 9 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #124
The secondary · Hawai'i
- #4Elijah Palmer51 tackles · 2025
- #25Matagi Thompson16 tackles · 2025
- #21Makana Meyer10 tackles · 2025
- #2Kona Moore9 tackles · 2025
- #29Kainoa Ontai1 tackle · 2025
16 more on the roster · Hawai'i team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology