Kahi Neves Season 2021

Entering 2021 season

Athletic defensive end, who will look for more playing time now in his third season at SDSU ... Came back for another season post-COVID and is listed as the backup defensive end to two-time all-Mountain West first-team pick Cameron Thomas.

SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Started three of his five appearances, registering eight tackles (three solo), including 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and four quarterback hurries ... Started the opener against UNLV on Oct. 24 in just his fourth career game, recording a quarterback hurry before suffering a hand injury ... Started again at Utah State on Oct. 31, finishing with his first career four tackles (two solo), including 0.5 sacks, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry ... Had an assisted tackle in a start vs. San José State on Nov. 6 ... Came off the bench for the first time of the season against Hawai’i on Nov. 14, making two tackles, including 0.5 sacks (and 0.5 TFL) for three yards, with two quarterback hurries ... Had one solo tackle in time off the bench at Nevada on Nov. 21 ... Was on the travel squad, but did not play at Colorado on Nov. 28, against Colorado on Dec. 5 or at No. 14/16 Brigham Young on Dec. 12.

JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Saw action in three games on the season without recording a stat ... Was on the travel squad for the first time at UCLA and ended up on the squad for the final 12 games of the year ... Played snaps on defense late at New Mexico State on Sept. 14 for the first time of his Division I career ... Also played statless snaps at Colorado State on Oct. 5 and vs. Central Michigan on Dec. 21 in the New Mexico Bowl.

AT SNOW COLLEGE (2018)
Played one season at Snow College, making 36 tackles (22 solo) in 11 games with six sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... Best game was Sept. 1 vs. USA Revolution when he had three sacks and a forced fumble ... Also recorded two sacks, three tackles for loss and a fumble recovery vs. Mesa on Oct. 6.

AT ARIZONA (2016)
Spent three semesters at Arizona, arriving as a mid-season enrollee in January 2016 ... Signed as a linebacker ... Redshirted the 2016 season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Spent his last season at Timpview High School in Provo, Utah ... Led the Thunderbirds to an 11-2 record in 2015, including a league title and undefeated 6-0 campaign ... According to MaxPreps, threw for 2,439 yards and 19 touchdowns, completing 133 of 240 attempts ... Also rushed 121 times for 470 yards and seven scores ... Was a four-star recruit out of high school by ESPN as a linebacker, and a three-star recruit by Rivals and 247sports ... Was graded as the third-best recruit in the state of Utah by ESPN with a scout grade of 80.

PERSONAL
Kahiapo K Neves  was born June 30, 1997, in Salt Lake City, Utah ... Son of Kaniela Dana ... Picked Arizona out of high school over offers from Colorado, Utah and Hawai’i ... A social science major.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 4 at Utah State (10/31/20)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0 at Utah State (10/31/20)
Sacks: 0.5 vs. Hawai’i (11/14/20), at Utah State (10/31/20)