Safety, Rice (from Sacramento State), 2022–26
Koa Akui
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hilo, HI
Koa Akui plays safety for Rice, after Sacramento State (2022–25). Last time out, against Tulsa: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
36 tackles
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Tulsa, L 17–38
Next game: at Florida Atlantic, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highat East Carolina, 20262interceptions, career highat Nevada, 2025Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2022
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Sacramento State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Rice | 36 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 39 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sacramento State | 3 | S | RS | ||
| 2024 | Sacramento State | 3 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | Sacramento State | 3 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Rice | 3 | S | Sr. | 5′10″ | 193 |
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
2026 Rice 7 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Houston Christian | W 31–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Notre Dame | L 0–52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Western Michigan | L 21–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Fresno State | L 24–38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. UTSA | L 14–16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at East Carolina | L 12–28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Tulsa | L 17–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Sacramento State 4 games, 2 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Nevada | L 17–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Mercyhurst | W 49–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 40–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 8 | at Portland State | W 52–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2024 Sacramento State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at San José State | L 24–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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