Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Kayo Patu
Sophomore safety on Washington State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 188 lb · Sacramento, CA · Roosevelt HS (Wash.)
Returning to Washington State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1053 nationally · Signed with Washington State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety on Washington State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2024.
Kayo Patu
Two seasons at Washington State, two different head coaches: Jimmy Rogers and Kirby Moore. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Washington — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Roosevelt
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Washington State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State
2026era →
Kirby Moore
Washington State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Rogers → Kirby Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
2026Washington State0-2HC: Kirby Moore · Run-heavy
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: 2.0 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
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Washington State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Washington State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (28 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #128
Background
WASHINGTON STATE RS-FRESHMAN (2025): Appeared in final seven games, mostly on special teams…played 69 specials teams snaps…did not record a tackle…first collegiate stat was a pass breakup on fake punt pass attempt by Louisiana Tech…played final defensive snaps against Utah State in Famous Idaho P...
The secondary · Washington State
- #3Jaylen Thomas59 tackles · 2025
- #23Matthew Durrance58 tackles · 2025
- #2Colby Humphrey53 tackles · 2025
- #25Cale Reeder38 tackles · 2025
- #19Kayo Patu0 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Washington State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology