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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

Kahikapu Young

6-4, 240 · Leilehua · Wahiawa, HI

Uncommitted

22offer strength · No. 1786
0.8500composite · 3-star
6offers · 0 power

Where he is likely to commit

STM odds · provisional
Washington State logoWashington State
the strongest program on his board; last contact Jan 28; 2,870 miles from home
29%Hawai'i logoHawai'i
close to home; in-state; weaker than most programs on his board
27%Memphis logoMemphis
one of the stronger programs on his board; 4,170 miles from home; last contact Apr 15
20%
Show all 5 programsSan Diego State logoSan Diego State
one of the stronger programs on his board; last contact Apr 6; 2,610 miles from home
13%UNLV logoUNLV
weaker than most programs on his board; last contact Apr 6; 2,760 miles from home
8%
Shares of 100% across his offers, from dated offers, visits, distance, need and recent contact; no expert picks or rankings. On 212 held-out commits the top pick was right 42% of the time (visits alone 23%). How the odds are made.

Every offer

6 offersWashington State logoWashington State
Pac-12 · strength 54
cold
offered Jan 28
San Diego State logoSan Diego State
Mountain West · strength 42
cold
offered Apr 6, 2025
Memphis logoMemphis
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Apr 15, 2025
UNLV logoUNLV
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered Apr 6, 2025
Hawai'i logoHawai'i
Mountain West · strength 27
cold
offered May 7, 2025
Montana logoMontana
cold
offered Jan 29
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 6 offers
Best fits
Washington State logoWashington State
Has started 3 defensive lines his size since 2022; STM odds 29%
No. 1Hawai'i logoHawai'i
Has started 3 defensive lines his size since 2022; STM odds 27%
No. 2Memphis logoMemphis
Has started 4 defensive lines his size since 2022; STM odds 20%
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

555 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-3 to 6-5, 223 to 257 pounds): most in the Big Ten (100), ACC (78) and Big 12 (71). Programs that start it most: Iowa (10), Michigan (10) and Rutgers (10). Of his offers, Memphis (4), UNLV (4), Washington State (3) and San Diego State (3) have started it.

Who needs him

None of his 6 offers is from a program on the need map yet (the power conferences and Notre Dame).

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

0 of 10 drafted
Akron logoAnthony Clark
Class of 2014 · SDE · signed Akron
5 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 250
Not drafted
match 76
Kendall Jones
Class of 2015 · DE · signing not on record
5 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 250
Not drafted
match 74
Colorado logoJohn Stuart
Class of 2012 · WDE · signed Colorado
5 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 235
Not drafted
match 73
Louis Vecchio
Class of 2014 · SDE · signing not on record
10 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 230
Not drafted
match 71
Vanderbilt logoHawkins Mann
Class of 2014 · WDE · signed Vanderbilt
6 offers; Young had 6; 6-4, 220
Not drafted
match 70
Show all 10
Miami (OH) logoJordon Hardwick
Class of 2015 · SDE · signed Miami (OH)
9 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 230
Not drafted
match 69
Idaho logoMaxx Forde
Class of 2010 · SDE · signed Idaho
5 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 245
Not drafted
match 68
Houston logoEric Braswell
Class of 2010 · WDE · signed Houston
5 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 67
Anfernee Mullins
Class of 2015 · WDE · signing not on record
6 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 245
Not drafted
match 67
UCF logoKevin Miller
Class of 2011 · SDE · signed UCF
5 offers; Young had 6; both about 6-4, 240
Not drafted
match 66
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

6 dated moves since Apr 6, 2025
Montana logoOffered MontanaJan 29
Washington State logoOffered Washington StateJan 28
Hawai'i logoOffered Hawai'iMay 7, 2025
Memphis logoOffered MemphisApr 15, 2025
San Diego State logoOffered San Diego StateApr 6, 2025
UNLV logoOffered UNLVApr 6, 2025
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