Hau'oli Kikaha
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| No. 44 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | July 24, 1992 Laie, Hawaii | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Washington | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 2 / pick: 44 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||
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Hau'oli Kikaha is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Washington.
Early years
Kikaha attended Kahuku High & Intermediate School in Kahuku, Hawaii. He played defensive end and tight end. As a senior in 2009, he was named Honolulu Star-Bulletin's' defensive player of the year.[1] Kikaha was rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.[2] In January 2010, he committed to the University of Washington to play college football.[3]
College career
Kikaha played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2010, making seven starts. He finished the season with 49 tackles and three sacks.[4] He started the first four games of his sophomore season in 2011, before tearing his ACL causing him to miss the rest of the season.[5][6] Prior to 2012, Kikaha torn his ACL for a second time, causing him again to miss the season.[7] Kikaha returned in 2013 and started every game for the Huskies. He finished the season with 13 sacks and 70 tackles.[8] As a senior in 2014, Kikaha broke Daniel Te’o-Nesheim school career sack record of 30.[9] In 2014 as a result of being named a first-team All-American by the AP, FWAA, AFCA, the Walter Camp Football Foundation and The Sporting News, Kikaha became the sixth unanimous All-American in school history.[10]
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
2015
Hau'oli Kikaha was drafted in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft, 44th overall.[11] After having a strong training camp and pre-season, Kikaha started began the season a starting outside linebacker for the Saints. He recorded his first career sack in Week 2 when the Saints played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Kikaha sat out Week 9 with an ankle injury and then only played 8 snaps in Week 10. After a Week 11 bye, Kikaha came back healthy, recording three tackles in Week 12. [12]
Kikaha finished his rookie season with 52 tackles, 4.0 sacks, and four forced fumbles.[13]
Personal
Kikaha was known as Hau'oli Jamora before changing his name in 2013.[14][15]
References
- ^ Jamora’s island exodus benefits Huskies’ defense
- ^ "Rivals".
- ^ "Jamora bound for UW - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper".
- ^ "Jamora's freshman effort brings expectations". Sportspress Northwest.
- ^ "Huskies lose DE Hau'oli Jamora for the season". Huskies Blog.
- ^ "Steve Kelley - Huskies will miss injured defensive end Hau'oli Jamora - Seattle Times Newspaper". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Jesse Callier, Hau'oli Jamora lost for the season with ACL tears". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ^ "Hau'oli Kikaha looking to make impact in new role with Huskies". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Football notebook: Hau’oli Kikaha becomes UW’s new sack king
- ^ "Hau'oli Kikaha is unanimous All-America selection". Tacoma News Tribune.
- ^ "Hau'oli Kikaha Draft Profile – NFL.com". NFL.com.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints: Hau'oli Kikaha". neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints: Hau'oli Kikaha". neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "Huskies' Hau'oli Kikaha back on the field with new name, perspective". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "With a new name and healed knees, Hau'oli Kikaha hoping to be a force again for the Huskies". The Seattle Times.