No. 21 – Michigan Panthers | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
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Born: | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | March 3, 1995||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Liberty (Henderson, Nevada) | ||
College: | BYU | ||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Active | ||
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Player stats at PFR |
Kaimana Nacua Sr. (born March 3, 1995) is an American football safety for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at BYU.
Nacua enjoyed success as a quarterback for the Liberty Patriots. In his senior season in 2012, Nacua's athletic prowess led his team to an 11–2 record. Nacua also lettered in basketball and volleyball. Prior to graduation, Nacua received offers from San Diego State University (SDSU), the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). [1] His Patriots #12 jersey was later retired in 2017. [2]
Nacua committed to Brigham Young University (BYU) where he began his freshman season in 2013 as a defensive back with the BYU Cougars. After the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl loss to the Memphis Tigers, Nacua was seen throwing punches at both Memphis coaches and players. He started 24 of the 46 total games he played while in college. He made the 2015 Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent First Team and was later named the 2016 College Sports Madness Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Nacua also made the 2016-2017 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List. During the 2016 season, Nacua made 14 career interceptions, breaking a record set by Derwin Gray. While at BYU, Nacua majored in exercise and wellness. [1]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.49 s | 1.54 s | 2.57 s | 4.14 s | 6.87 s | 39 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 15 reps | |
All values from BYU's Pro Day [3] |
Nacua was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017. [4] [5]
Throughout training camp, he competed for a roster spot against Justin Currie and Trey Caldwell. On September 3, 2017, the Browns waived Nacua and signed him to their practice squad the next day. [6] [7] On September 8, 2017, Nacua was promoted to the active roster. [8] Head coach Hue Jackson named Nacua the backup strong safety behind Derrick Kindred to start the regular season. [9]
He made his professional regular season debut in the Browns' season-opening 21–18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. On December 3, 2017, Nacua made his first career tackle during a 19–10 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers. [10] In Week 14, Nacua earned his first career start after Derrick Kindred suffered a wrist injury the week prior. Nacua recorded a season-high five solo tackles during the Browns' 27–21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. He finished the season with 14 combined tackles (12 solo) in 16 games and three starts. [11]
Nacua was waived by the Browns on April 30, 2018. [12]
On May 1, 2018, Nacua was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens. [13] He was waived on August 31, 2018. [14] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 15, 2018. [15] He was released on October 15, 2018. [16]
On December 5, 2018, Nacua was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018. [18] He was waived on August 4, 2019. [19]
On August 19, 2019, Nacua signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [20] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and was placed on injured reserve. [21]
On November 24, 2020, Nacua was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. [22] He was promoted to the active roster on December 2, 2020. [23] On February 11, 2021, Nacua signed a one-year contract extension with the 49ers. [24] He was released on August 27, 2021. [25] He re-signed to the practice squad on September 10, 2021. [26]
On December 23, 2021, Nacua was signed by the New York Jets off the 49ers practice squad. [27] He was promoted to the active roster on December 25, 2021. [28]
On August 23, 2022, Nacua was released. [29] On November 29, 2022, he was re-signed to the Jets practice squad. [30] He was released on December 29. [31]
Nacua signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League on May 9, 2023. [32]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||
2017 | CLE | 16 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | SF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 21 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nacua has three younger brothers who also play football, all of whom are wide receivers. Samson Nacua is a current teammate with the Michigan Panthers, while Puka Nacua plays for the Los Angeles Rams, and Tei Nacua signed a letter of intent to play at BYU in Fall 2024. Samson also played at BYU after transferring from Utah, and Puka transferred to BYU from Washington. [33] He is of Samoan and Hawaiian descent. [34] He married Alexa Revelles on April 6, 2018. They have two sons, Kaimana Nacua Jr. (born April 10, 2020), and Mateo Rodolfo Nacua (born December 7, 2023).
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