Hau'oli Kikaha

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Hau'oli Kikaha
No. 45, 44
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-07-24) July 24, 1992 (age 31)
Hauʻula, Hawaii, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii)
College:Washington
NFL draft:2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
8.0
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Hau'oli Kikaha (born July 24, 1992) is a former

2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Washington
.

Early years

Kikaha attended Kahuku High & Intermediate School in Kahuku, Hawaii. He is from Hau'ula, 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

unanimous All-American in school history.[10]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Kikaha was drafted in the second round of the

2015 NFL Draft, 44th overall.[11] After having a strong training camp and pre-season, he 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, he came back healthy, recording three tackles in Week 12.[12] He finished his rookie season with 52 tackles, 4.0 sacks, and four forced fumbles.[12]

Kikaha tore his ACL on June 9, 2016, and was ruled out for the

injured reserve on December 28, 2017.[14]

On September 1, 2018, Kikaha was waived by the Saints.[15]

Dallas Renegades

On October 15, 2019, he was selected by the

2020 XFL Draft .[16] He retired from football three weeks into the XFL season on February 25, 2020.[17]

Personal life

Kikaha was known as Hau'oli Jamora before changing his name in 2013.[18][19] He is of Native Hawaiian descent.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jamora’s island exodus benefits Huskies’ defense
  2. ^ "Rivals".
  3. ^ "Jamora bound for UW - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper".
  4. ^ "Jamora's freshman effort brings expectations". Sportspress Northwest. April 15, 2011.
  5. ^ "Huskies lose DE Hau'oli Jamora for the season". Huskies Blog.
  6. ^ "Steve Kelley - Huskies will miss injured defensive end Hau'oli Jamora - Seattle Times Newspaper". The Seattle Times.
  7. ^ "Jesse Callier, Hau'oli Jamora lost for the season with ACL tears". Tacoma News Tribune.
  8. ^ "Hau'oli Kikaha looking to make impact in new role with Huskies". The Seattle Times.
  9. ^ "Football notebook: Hau'oli Kikaha becomes UW's new sack king". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "Hau'oli Kikaha is unanimous All-America selection". Tacoma News Tribune.
  11. ^ "Hau'oli Kikaha Draft Profile – NFL.com". NFL.com.
  12. ^ a b "New Orleans Saints: Hau'oli Kikaha". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  13. ^ Wesseling, Chris (June 9, 2016). "Saints pass rusher Hau'oli Kikaha suffers torn ACL". NFL.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  14. ^ Katzenstein, Josh (December 28, 2017). "Saints claim Kasim Edebali off waivers, place Hau'oli Kikaha on injured reserve". NOLA.com.
  15. ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
  16. Sporting News
    . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  17. ^ @XFLRenegades (February 25, 2020). "ROSTER UPDATE: The Renegades have made 3 roster moves this week, adding WR Armanti Edwards, OLB Jesse Aniebonam, and QB Brogan Roback. WR Jerrod Heard was waived. OLB Hau'oli Kikaha has retired. QB Eric Dungey was placed on the Reserve/Left Squad list due to a family matter" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Huskies' Hau'oli Kikaha back on the field with new name, perspective". The Seattle Times.
  19. ^ "With a new name and healed knees, Hau'oli Kikaha hoping to be a force again for the Huskies". The Seattle Times.
  20. ^ Teope, Herbie (October 21, 2017). "New Orleans Saints players bond over Polynesian heritage, culture". NOLA.com. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved October 21, 2017.

External links

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