Safety, Ole Miss (from Washington State), to 2025
Kapena Gushiken
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pukalani, HI
- Born
- Aug 15, 2002
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Kapena Gushiken played safety at Washington State (to 2024) and Ole Miss (to 2025).
Career highs
9tackles, best game on fileat Mississippi State, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 31 | 15 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 48 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ole Miss | 55 | 38 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| On file (2023–25) | 134 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 14 | S | So. | ||
| 2024 | Washington State | 14 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Ole Miss | 14 | S | Sr. | 6′0″ | 185 |
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.
Game by game
2025 Ole Miss 15 games, 55 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Georgia State | W 63–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Kentucky | W 30–23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Arkansas | W 41–35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Tulane | W 45–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. LSU | W 24–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Washington State | W 24–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Georgia | L 35–43 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Oklahoma | W 34–26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. South Carolina | W 30–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. The Citadel | W 49–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Florida | W 34–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Mississippi State | W 38–19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs.Tulane | W 41–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Georgia | W 39–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Miami | L 27–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 Washington State 12 games, 48 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Portland State | W 70–30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas Tech | W 37–16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Washington | W 24–19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. San José State | W 54–52 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Boise State | L 24–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Hawai’i | W 42–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at San Diego State | W 29–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Utah State | W 49–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | at New Mexico | L 35–38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | at Oregon State | L 38–41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Wyoming | L 14–15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Syracuse | L 35–52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Washington State 11 games, 31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Wisconsin | W 31–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 64–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Oregon State | W 38–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at UCLA | L 17–25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Arizona | L 6–44 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Oregon | L 24–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Arizona State | L 27–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Stanford | L 7–10 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at California | L 39–42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Colorado | W 56–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atWashington | L 21–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅞″ |
| Weight | 189 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 73⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.35 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.49 s |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.77 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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