Defensive back, Hawai’i (from UNLV), 2021–25
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pearl City, HI
Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen played defensive back at UNLV (2021–22) and Hawai’i (2023–25).
Career highs
6catches, career highat UTSA, 202110tackles, career highat UNLV, 2025Defense
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UNLV | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 0 | 28 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UNLV | 8 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | UNLV | 8 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Hawai’i | 8 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Hawai’i | 8 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Hawai’i | 8 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 170 |
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 Hawai’i 12 games, 44 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Stanford | W 23–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 30 | at Arizona | L 6–40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Sam Houston | W 37–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Portland State | W 23–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Fresno State | L 21–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Utah State | W 44–26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Colorado State | W 31–19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at San José State | L 38–45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. San Diego State | W 38–6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 21 | at UNLV | L 10–38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Wyoming | W 27–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. California | W 35–31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Hawai’i 12 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Delaware State | W 35–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. UCLA | L 13–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atSam Houston | L 13–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 36–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atSan Diego State | L 24–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Boise State | L 7–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Washington State | L 10–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Nevada | W 34–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | atFresno State | W 21–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.UNLV | L 27–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atUtah State | L 10–55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. New Mexico | W 38–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Hawai’i 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. UAlbany | W 31–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UNLV 5 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atCalifornia | L 14–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.New Mexico | W 31–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Air Force | L 7–42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Fresno State | L 30–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Hawai’i | L 25–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UNLV 3 games, 11 catches, 99 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at UTSA | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Utah State | L 24–28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | atAir Force | L 14–48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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