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Hawai'i · 2026

Kainoa Carvalho

WRFreshman5' 6", 165 lbsLaie, HI
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2-6 · TDC #109
Snap share
63%
3 of 8 started · likely 53–74%
Receptions
35
95th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
399
144th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.4
296th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.27
237th of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

54 plays · +14.3 total EPA · 237th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.27
Passing+0.24
Rushing+1.58
1st down+0.35
2nd down-0.07
3rd down+0.74
Standard downs+0.31
Passing downs+0.18
CarvalhoWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays15%
Run plays1%
1st down10%
2nd down8%
3rd down11%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs8%
CarvalhoWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets53—
Target share15.5%308th / 534
Catch rate64.2%278th / 534
Success rate per target52.8%181st / 534
Yards per target7.3327th / 534
Explosive catches13.2%196th / 534
Deep-target rate5.7%—
3rd-down targets13—
Red-zone targets9—

Charting

Where Carvalho's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
53
34 caught (64%)
Avg. depth of target
7.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.4
183 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
206
of 389 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
6%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted53 targets charted

64% comp7.0 avg. depth5.4 YAC/catch6% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 8 targets (15%), 3 caught (38%), 8 yds, 1.0 per target838% · 8yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (9%), 2 caught (40%), 23 yds, 4.6 per target540% · 23yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target250% · 13yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 25 yds, 8.3 per target333% · 25yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 3 caught (100%), 37 yds, 12.3 per target3100% · 37yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 24 yds, 8.0 per target333% · 24yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target250% · 19yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 51 yds, 25.5 per target2100% · 51yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (6%), 3 caught (100%), 12 yds, 4.0 per target3100% · 12yRight, 0–4 air yards: 13 targets (25%), 10 caught (77%), 81 yds, 6.2 per target1377% · 81yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 3 caught (100%), 36 yds, 12.0 per target3100% · 36yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 48 yds, 24.0 per target2100% · 48yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Game Log

Kainoa Carvalho's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 7.6 vs New Mexico State (Week 2)0 of 8 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@StanfordL 27–377.257214.4032
1UNLVL 6–215.612626.0026
2New Mexico StateW 29–197.69829.1022
4@WyomingL 10–275.83279.0011
5San José StateL 16–206.444210.5024
6@Arizona StateL 12–307.678612.3025
7New MexicoL 10–216.534916.3029
8@Northern IllinoisW 56–215.33155.008
2026 · 8 games6.53539911.4032

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3595th / 2089
Yards399144th / 2074
Yards / catch11.4296th / 460
Touchdowns0—
Long32—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Stanford—75~50 (33–61)767%
Wk 1 · UNLV—76~41 (27–50)454%
Wk 2 · New Mexico State✓ WR74~62 (41–74)1384%
Wk 4 · Wyoming—67~40 (26–49)560%
Wk 5 · San José State✓ WR63~42 (28–51)667%
Wk 6 · Arizona State✓ WR73~59 (39–72)1181%
Wk 7 · New Mexico—66~23 (7–31)435%
Wk 8 · Northern Illinois—75~43 (28–52)457%
Season3 GS569360 (302–419)5463%

Position Room

17 WRs on the Hawai'i roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Kainoa CarvalhoWRFR35399015%+0.27
Tama UiliataWR32281114%+0.56
22Titan LacadenWRFR2617118%+0.45
2Audric HarrisWRJR16308111%+0.36
11Devin AlvesWRSR1631219%+0.48
83Josiah FetuiWRSO815514%+1.14
18Blaze KamokuWRSR77206%+0.20
3Carson BrownWRSR67107%+0.03
17Nick DelgadilloWRJR64707%-0.39
13Koa EldredgeWRSR21103%-0.41
7Tre' GriffithsWRSO1905%-0.41
4Jarvis HeimuliWRSO—————
5Pofele AshlockWRSR—————
19Diezel KamokuWRSO—————
80Robert Haynes IVWRFR—————
84Dillon BoothWRFR—————
86Brandon GaeaWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Hawai'i depth chart →