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.
Kekaula Kaniho
Wins his gap play after play. Kekaula Kaniho has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Boise State. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Oklahoma State — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boise State, 104 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2021)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (95th). Concern: sacks (23rd).
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
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #274 at the position.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2021)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boise State | 34 | 25 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Boise State | 38 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Boise State | 32 | 23 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 104 | 74 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2021
W 40–14
at Fresno State
1 PD · 3 SOLO · 3 TOT
Dominant 26-point win on the road against Fresno State.
With H. Bachmeier — 283 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.9 · 8 rush yds (6 car) · G. Holani — 117 rush yds (21 car)
Game log
Game Log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 20-21vs Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 26-17@ BYU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Air Force | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-19@ Colorado State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-14@ Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-13vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-0vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-27@ San Diego State | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 25 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
How he plays
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (95th). Concern: sacks (23rd).
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.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 passes defended. 1 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
DNA match
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Malcolm Greene’s 2021 season.
Matches Malcolm on
Differs from Malcolm on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dorrian Smith's senior season at Georgia Southern (2025).
Matches Dorrian on