#8

Tama Uiliata

WR · Hawai'i · Fr. · #8

Returning to Hawai'i for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Tama Uiliata

WR · Hawai'i · Fr · #8

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Hawai'i
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Hawai'i5-7HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning
2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Hawai'i282318.20--
2024Hawai'i3248.00--
Career312558.20--
SeasonTeam
2025Hawai'i28--77--
2024Hawai'i----------
Career28--77--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 37–20

vs Sam Houston

3 rec · 28 yds

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Hawai'i

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Hawai'i

Returning around him

  • 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +7 net (16 in / 9 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #120 · 2026 recruiting class #122

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Neptune’s 2025 season.

South Florida · 2025

#2

Arland Bruce IV

Iowa · 2021

77%
#3

Lavon Brown

Colorado State · 2025

76%
#4

Slade Bolden

Alabama · 2021

75%
#5

Cameron Flowers

Western Kentucky · 2025

73%

Matches Christian on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate

Differs from Christian on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Briley Moore’s path through Kansas State.

Briley Moore

100%match

Kansas State · 2020

#2

Daniel Crawford

Northern Illinois · 2020

All-MAC
97%
#3

JoJo Stone

Florida International · 2025

97%
#4

Miller Forristall

Alabama · 2020

97%
#5

Donny Navarro

Northwestern · 2022

96%

Matches Briley on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lavon Brown's sophomore season at Colorado State (2025).

Lavon Brown

78%match

Colorado State · 2025

#2

Cameron Flowers

Western Kentucky · 2025

All-Conference USA
77%
#3

Solomon Beebe

UAB · 2025

76%
#4

Bailey Stockton

Georgia Tech · 2025

74%
#5

Kewan Lacy

Ole Miss · 2025

73%

Matches Lavon on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Lavon on

Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Tama Uiliata

#1

JoJo Stone

Florida International · 2025

97%
#2

Donny Navarro

Illinois · 2021

96%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2884

Final rank
#2989
Avg #3146.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2884 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
24.02024
2312025

+862%

Up 862% from first season to most-recent.