2018 Football Roster
Roster
Apelu, Kaulana

Jersey Number 39
Kaulana Apelu
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Aiea, Hawaii
- High School:
- Kamehameha Schools
Bio
As A Senior (2018)
Played in 10 games and made nine starts at middle linebacker … Missed three games due to injury … Team captain in four games … Finished second on the team with 65 tackles, which was more that his total from the previous three years … Had at least five tackles in each of the first seven games and eight times total … Added 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Registered a TFL in each of the first four contests … Led the team in tackles twice … Had four pass breakups … vs. Portland State (Sept. 8): Made a team-best seven tackles … vs. San Jose State (Sept. 15): Recorded first career sack to go along with six tackles … At No. 25 Washington State (Oct. 20): Led the team with a career-high 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops … The 14 tackles were the most by an Oregon player since 2016 … vs. Michigan State (Dec 31): Returned from injury to record seven solo tackles, including one for loss, to help limit the Spartans to six points during Redbox Bowl win.
As A Junior (2017)
» Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention
» Outstanding Walk-On Award (Voted on by Teammates)
Earned a scholarship before the start of the season … Played in five games and made three starts before suffering a season-ending injury … Made 20 tackles, including three for loss … vs. Southern Utah (Sept. 2): Opened the season with five tackles … at Wyoming (Sept. 16): Made second consecutive start and finished with seven tackles … Five tackles were solo stops … Registered 2.5 tackles for loss over his final two games played at Arizona State (Sept. 23) and against California (Sept. 30).
As A Sophomore (2016)
» Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention
Missed the first three games but returned to play the last nine … Made two starts … Totaled 29 tackles, including 21 solo … Had one interception and one forced fumble … Had five or more tackles four times … Made all 29 tackles in Pac-12 action … vs. Colorado (Sept. 24): Made season debut and collected five tackles, including four solo … Added a forced fumble … at California (Oct. 21): Set career-highs for solo stops (6) and total tackles (9) … vs. Arizona State (Oct. 29): Made his first career start … Put together a five-tackle game that included an interception in the second quarter … at USC (Nov. 12): Made second straight start and posted six tackles.
As A Freshman (2015)
Played in all 13 games on special teams … Three of four tackles were solo stops … Played 189 snaps.
High School
A 2015 Kamehameha Schools graduate … Rushed for 635 yards and seven touchdowns on his way to a second-team All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu honors his sophomore year … Averaged 6.4 yards per carry in 2012 … Played in only one game each in his junior and senior year for the Warriors due to injuries ... Had 79 yards on 10 carries in his final prep game in the 2014 opener … Joined Oregon as a walk-on in the fall of 2015.
Played in 10 games and made nine starts at middle linebacker … Missed three games due to injury … Team captain in four games … Finished second on the team with 65 tackles, which was more that his total from the previous three years … Had at least five tackles in each of the first seven games and eight times total … Added 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Registered a TFL in each of the first four contests … Led the team in tackles twice … Had four pass breakups … vs. Portland State (Sept. 8): Made a team-best seven tackles … vs. San Jose State (Sept. 15): Recorded first career sack to go along with six tackles … At No. 25 Washington State (Oct. 20): Led the team with a career-high 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops … The 14 tackles were the most by an Oregon player since 2016 … vs. Michigan State (Dec 31): Returned from injury to record seven solo tackles, including one for loss, to help limit the Spartans to six points during Redbox Bowl win.
As A Junior (2017)
» Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention
» Outstanding Walk-On Award (Voted on by Teammates)
Earned a scholarship before the start of the season … Played in five games and made three starts before suffering a season-ending injury … Made 20 tackles, including three for loss … vs. Southern Utah (Sept. 2): Opened the season with five tackles … at Wyoming (Sept. 16): Made second consecutive start and finished with seven tackles … Five tackles were solo stops … Registered 2.5 tackles for loss over his final two games played at Arizona State (Sept. 23) and against California (Sept. 30).
As A Sophomore (2016)
» Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention
Missed the first three games but returned to play the last nine … Made two starts … Totaled 29 tackles, including 21 solo … Had one interception and one forced fumble … Had five or more tackles four times … Made all 29 tackles in Pac-12 action … vs. Colorado (Sept. 24): Made season debut and collected five tackles, including four solo … Added a forced fumble … at California (Oct. 21): Set career-highs for solo stops (6) and total tackles (9) … vs. Arizona State (Oct. 29): Made his first career start … Put together a five-tackle game that included an interception in the second quarter … at USC (Nov. 12): Made second straight start and posted six tackles.
As A Freshman (2015)
Played in all 13 games on special teams … Three of four tackles were solo stops … Played 189 snaps.
High School
A 2015 Kamehameha Schools graduate … Rushed for 635 yards and seven touchdowns on his way to a second-team All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu honors his sophomore year … Averaged 6.4 yards per carry in 2012 … Played in only one game each in his junior and senior year for the Warriors due to injuries ... Had 79 yards on 10 carries in his final prep game in the 2014 opener … Joined Oregon as a walk-on in the fall of 2015.
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