Receiver, Hawai’i, 2023–⁠26

Kainoa Carvalho

Number
No. 6
Height
5′6″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2026)
Freshman
Hometown
Laie, HI

Kainoa Carvalho plays receiver for Hawai’i. Last time out, against New Mexico: 3 catches, 49 yards. Carvalho leads Hawai’i in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

32 catches, 384 yards

Last game: 3 catches, 49 yards vs. New Mexico, L 10–⁠21

Next game: at Northern Illinois, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 72@STAN
  2. 26UNLV
  3. 82NMSU
  4. 27@WYO
  5. 42SJSU
  6. 86@ASU
  7. 49UNM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. New Mexico State, 202686receiving yards, career highat Arizona State, 2026

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2026Hawai’i3238412.0032

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Hawai’i6WRRS
2026Hawai’i6WRFr.5′6″165

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
2026Hawai’i500.2728th (n=829)0.4313.310%

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

2026 Hawai’i 7 games, 32 catches, 384 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atStanfordL 27–⁠37572032
Sep 5vs.UNLVL 6–⁠21126026
Sep 12vs.New Mexico StateW 29–⁠19982022
Sep 26atWyomingL 10–⁠27327011
Oct 3vs.San José StateL 16–⁠20442024
Oct 10atArizona StateL 12–⁠30786025
Oct 17vs.New MexicoL 10–⁠21349029

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

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