Former safety at Boise State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
5′10″ · 186 lb · Kahuku, HI
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.
The story
Former safety at Boise State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKaonohi Kaniho
Erases the deep middle of the field. Kaonohi Kaniho has played for three head coaches in five seasons at Boise State. His first career honor landed in 2021: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against San José State, Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boise State, 88 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2021)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos, and Spencer Danielson. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boise State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 19 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Boise State | 18 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boise State | 43 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 64 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 56-14vs Portland State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 56-24vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-21@ San José State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Cameron Martinez’s 2021 season.
Matches Cameron on
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jarius Reimonenq's senior season at James Madison (2023).
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Player DNA