Kapena Gushiken
Kapena Gushiken
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jake Dickert, Pete Kaligis and Lane Kiffin. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lane Kiffin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ole Miss | 55 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 48 | 33 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 36 | 16 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 139 | 87 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 39–34
at Georgia
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Georgia on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ole Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Ole Miss
Returning around him
- 2 Ole Miss players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (28 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ole Miss · Last season: 13-2 (AP #6) · Talent rank #21 · 2026 recruiting class #22
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elliott Davison’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Renardo Green's junior season at Florida State (2022).
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