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Hawai'i · 2026

Kainoa Carvalho

WRFreshman5' 6", 165 lbsLaie, HI
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors1-6 · TDC #118
Snap share
64%
3 of 7 started · likely 54–75%
Receptions
32
57th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
384
91st of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.0
253rd of 463 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.27
235th 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

50 plays · +13.3 total EPA · 235th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.27
Passing+0.24
Rushing+1.58
1st down+0.32
2nd down-0.09
3rd down+0.74
Standard downs+0.28
Passing downs+0.21
CarvalhoWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays15%
Run plays1%
1st down11%
2nd down7%
3rd down12%
Standard downs11%
Passing downs8%
CarvalhoWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets49—
Target share15.7%295th / 527
Catch rate63.3%295th / 527
Success rate per target53.1%186th / 527
Yards per target7.6299th / 527
Explosive catches14.3%172nd / 527
Deep-target rate4.1%—
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
49
31 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
7.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.5
172 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
202
of 374 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
4%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted49 targets charted

63% comp7.0 avg. depth5.5 YAC/catch4% 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 (16%), 3 caught (38%), 8 yds, 1.0 per target838% · 8yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (10%), 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: noneLeft, 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: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target2100% · 12yRight, 0–4 air yards: 11 targets (22%), 8 caught (73%), 66 yds, 6.0 per target1173% · 66yRight, 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

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 7.6 vs New Mexico State (Week 2)0 of 7 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
2026 · 7 games6.73238412.0032

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3257th / 1995
Yards38491st / 1981
Yards / catch12253rd / 463
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%
Season3 GS494317 (266–369)5064%

Position Room

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

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Kainoa CarvalhoWRFR32384015%+0.27
Tama UiliataWR30266115%+0.54
22Titan LacadenWRFR2313817%+0.37
11Devin AlvesWRSR15303110%+0.49
2Audric HarrisWRJR14218111%+0.23
3Carson BrownWRSR67107%+0.03
18Blaze KamokuWRSR66606%+0.26
83Josiah FetuiWRSO610803%+1.20
17Nick DelgadilloWRJR54308%-0.41
13Koa EldredgeWRSR21103%-0.35
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 →