Running back, Navy, 2019–⁠23

Kai Puailoa Rojas

Number
No. 21
Height
6′0″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Santa Barbara, CA

Kai Puailoa Rojas played running back at Navy (2019–⁠23).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Navy13775.9020
2022Navy3258.3016
Career161026.4020

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Navy38428.0137
2022Navy4338.3014
Career711716.7137

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Navy1250.02613.011

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Navy21RBFr.
2021Navy21RBSo.
2022Navy21RBJr.
2023Navy21RBSr.6′0″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Navy100.59––5.9–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Navy 6 games, 25 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 1atAir ForceL 10–⁠13–––120
Oct 8vs.TulsaW 53–⁠21––––––
Oct 14atSMUL 34–⁠4021901140
Oct 22vs.HoustonL 20–⁠38–––1110
Nov 5atCincinnatiL 10–⁠20160–––
Nov 12vs.Notre DameL 32–⁠35–––160
2021 Navy 9 games, 77 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.MarshallL 7–⁠491100–––
Sep 25atHoustonL 20–⁠282110–––
Oct 2vs.UCFW 34–⁠30280–––
Oct 9vs.SMUL 24–⁠311401371
Oct 23vs.CincinnatiL 20–⁠271002470
Oct 29atTulsaW 20–⁠172190–––
Nov 6atNotre DameL 6–⁠34130–––
Nov 20vs.East CarolinaL 35–⁠381200–––
Nov 27atTempleW 38–⁠14220–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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