Receiver, Hawai’i, 2020–⁠24

Koali Nishigaya

Number
No. 23
Height
5′7″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Waipahu, HI

Koali Nishigaya played receiver at Hawai’i (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Colorado State, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Hawai’i23618.0026
2021Hawai’i3248.0113
2022Hawai’i67212.0017
2023Hawai’i393228.3129
2024Hawai’i4338.3014
Career544879.0229

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Hawai’i23WRYr 1
2021Hawai’i23WRYr 2
2022Hawai’i23WRYr 3
2023Hawai’i23WRYr 4
2024Hawai’i23WRSr. (Yr 5)5′7″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
2020Hawai’i41.51––6.0–
2021Hawai’i2-0.10––-0.2–
2022Hawai’i71.08––7.6–
2023Hawai’i400.6835th (n=681)0.8027.35%
2024Hawai’i40.75––3.0–

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

2024 Hawai’i 3 games, 4 catches, 33 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.UCLAL 13–⁠16114014–
Oct 5atSan Diego StateL 24–⁠271−100–
Oct 19atWashington StateL 10–⁠42220011–
2023 Hawai’i 12 games, 39 catches, 322 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.StanfordL 24–⁠37652012–
Sep 9vs.UAlbanyW 31–⁠202805–
Sep 16atOregonL 10–⁠5552409–
Sep 23vs.New Mexico StateW 20–⁠17444129–
Sep 30atUNLVL 20–⁠44220013–
Oct 14vs.San Diego StateL 34–⁠4131105–
Oct 21atNew MexicoL 21–⁠42440013–
Oct 28vs.San José StateL 0–⁠35217011–
Nov 4atNevadaW 27–⁠141909–
Nov 11vs.Air ForceW 27–⁠13223014–
Nov 18atWyomingL 9–⁠4221208–
Nov 25vs.Colorado StateW 27–⁠24662019–
2022 Hawai’i 3 games, 6 catches, 72 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 8atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠16336015–
Oct 15vs.NevadaW 31–⁠161606–
Nov 12vs.Utah StateL 34–⁠41230017–
2021 Hawai’i 3 games, 3 catches, 24 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 16atNevadaL 17–⁠341−10−1–
Oct 23vs.New Mexico StateW 48–⁠34113013–
Oct 30atUtah StateL 31–⁠51112112–
2020 Hawai’i 2 games, 2 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Dec 5atSan José StateL 24–⁠35126026–
Dec 12vs.UNLVW 38–⁠211100104

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

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