UNLV · L 6-21
No catches.
Northern Illinois · W 56-21
2 catches, 15 yards
The other 6 games average 44 yards. This one was 29 below.
Uiliata has catches in 7 of Hawai'i’s 8 games: none against UNLV.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 13, middle 6, right 7.
Tama Uiliata
Third year in the same receiving corps at Hawai'i. One game to point at: 107 receiving yards and 10 receptions against New Mexico State — Week 2, 2026.
281 receiving yards · 32 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 15 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-37@ Stanford | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-21vs UNLV | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 10 | 107 | 10.7 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Wyoming | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-20vs San José State | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-30@ Arizona State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-21vs New Mexico | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-21@ Northern Illinois | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 32 | 281 | 8.8 | 1 | 22 |
2 catches for 15 yards. Hawai'i threw to him on 2 of its 34 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 56-21 win.
10-yard catch. Second quarter, tied 14-14.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 11 yards. Hawai'i threw to him on 6 of its 40 passes. He had no catches in the fourth quarter, as a 10-7 lead became a 21-10 loss.
11-yard catch. First quarter, up 3-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 12. Third quarter, up 10-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 10 yards. Hawai'i threw to him on 4 of its 51 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 15. First quarter, down 7-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 37 yards. Hawai'i threw to him on 4 of its 38 passes.
16-yard catch. Second quarter, down 14-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 39 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 7 catches for 47 yards, the box score 6 for 39, so no play is placed until they agree.
A big game: 10 catches for 107 yards, his most this season. Hawai'i threw to him on 11 of its 47 passes. He was 3 of 4 on third and fourth down.
22-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, up 16-13. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Third quarter, tied 19-19.
16-yard catch on 3rd and 15. Fourth quarter, up 22-19. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 catches for 62 yards and a touchdown. Hawai'i threw to him on 10 of its 51 passes. He was 3 of 5 on third and fourth down.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 2. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
4-yard catch on 4th and 2. Third quarter, down 23-7. Converted.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, down 23-21. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
L 27-37
at Stanford
8 rec · 62 yds · 1 TD
With G. Heil — 43 yards per punt · 7 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Alejado — 272 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 68.2
The plays that mattered most
283rd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4915% of team targetsCatch rate
65%32 of 49 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 49 targets · 15% of the team's targets.
3 seasons under Timmy Chang, all pass-leaning offenses — 16-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 38.8 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 31.5 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 38.0 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
61.7%
346 pass / 215 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
32 catches, 7 carries and 1 pass attempt in 8 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #29 of 41 Mountain West WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Timmy Chang.
