Senior wide receiver for Hawai'i. From Montreal, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Montreal, PQ
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 numbers
receiving yards · 2025
Backed by 12 rec · 113 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% catches game.
The play that turned itSwung Hawai'i from 33% to 99% to win.California at Hawai'i · 35-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Hawai'i. From Montreal, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
Nicholas Cenacle
Moves the chains on third down. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Hawai'i. The receipt: 70 rec yds, 7 receptions against Colorado State — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-20vs Stanford | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-40@ Arizona | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-26vs Utah State | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-19@ Colorado State | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 38-45@ San José State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-6vs San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bowl | W 35-31vs California | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 1 | 22 | |
| Total | 28 | 223 | 6.7 | 2 | 26 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 38–6
1 rec · 2 yds
Dominant 32-point win at home against San Diego State.
With C. Barfield — 69 rush yds (11 car) · M. Alejado — 256 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.6 · -10 rush yds (5 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Timmy Chang — 22-29 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (10th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 32.5 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 31.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.8 | 36.5 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 25.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
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.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Returning starter at receiver for a 9-4 Hawai'i team that went +7 in the portal.
From Montreal, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to CJ Windham’s 2021 season.
Matches CJ on
Differs from CJ on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Karim Page’s path through East Tennessee State.
Matches Karim on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeremiah Noga's senior season at Washington State (2025).
Matches Jeremiah on
Player DNA