No. 44 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | July 24, 1992 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Laie, Hawaii | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Kahuku (HI) | ||||||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Reserve/PUP | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 52 |
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Sacks: | 4.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 4 |
Interceptions: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
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. He played college football at the University of Washington.
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. Kikaha was rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. In January 2010, he committed to the University of Washington to play college football.
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. 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. Prior to 2012, Kikaha torn his ACL for a second time, causing him again to miss the season. Kikaha returned in 2013 and started every game for the Huskies. He finished the season with 13 sacks and 70 tackles. As a senior in 2014, Kikaha broke Daniel Te’o-Nesheim school career sack record of 30. 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.