Kainoa Winston
Michigan Wolverines
65
Depth

Kainoa Winston

Michigan WolverinesContender
SSDefenseDepth
3rd String

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Kainoa Winston is listed 3rd string at SS for Michigan Wolverines.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Gonzaga, ranked #96 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #96 NatlTeam Share0%
Montgomery Village, MD
Jersey
#28
Class
RS FR
Height
5'11"
Weight
204 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9508
National Rank
#96
High School
Gonzaga
Hometown
Washington, DC

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 11th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them -13 vs unit starters → 65.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 11% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-13 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at SS · Michigan Wolverines

  1. 12093Chris BracyStarter
  2. 22585Mason Curtis
  3. 32865Kainoa WinstonYou
  4. 42660Taylor Tatum
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.