Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 6 | 71 | 12.4 | 0 | 21 |
#2
Trech Kekahuna
Redshirt junior wide receiver for North Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Honolulu, HI · Bishop Gorman
CFB Index 32 · #395 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Wisconsin → North Carolina for 2026
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
71
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 38 yds, vs TCU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt junior wide receiver for North Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2023.
- Transferred from Wisconsin to North Carolina in 2026.
Trech Kekahuna
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Luke Fickell and Bill Belichick. His first career honor landed in 2024: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. One game to point at: 38 rec yds, 3 receptions against TCU — Week 1, 2026.
71 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 134 yds vs Purdue.Purdue · W 52-62024
2023
- Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of Bishop Gorman
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2024)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
North Carolina
2024era →
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025–2026era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, and Bill Belichick. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Carolina
2025Wisconsin
2026North Carolina
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 26 | 211 | 8.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 25 | 339 | 13.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 61 | 685 | 11.2 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | 18 | -- |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 14 | 129 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 1 | 11 | 142 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | -- | -- | 37 | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 140 | 179 | 18 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Trech Kekahuna's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
3 rec · 38 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 41.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +17 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Wisconsin7-6HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2024Wisconsin5-7HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-1HC: Bill Belichick · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 27.5 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 23.7 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
46.9%
84 pass / 95 run
Plays / game
59.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
92 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
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 Ben Prosper’s 2025 season.
84%match
Matches Ben on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Differs from Ben on
Class year (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Anthony Lowe’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Matches Anthony on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Rodney Gallagher's junior season at West Virginia (2025).
80%match
Matches Rodney on
Yards / reception
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Rodney on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Trech Kekahuna
Background
Honors and Awards 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 5, 2024) 2025 Redshirt Sophomore Season at Wisconsin Played all 12 games at wide receiver, making seven starts Finished the year with a career-high 26 receptions for 211 yards Tacked on a career-high 129 yards rushing, including a…
The receiver room · North Carolina
- #1Jordan Shipp671 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Trech Kekahuna211 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Nathan Leacock48 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Madrid Tucker45 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Mason Humphrey3 games · 2026
8 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology