2024 Football Roster
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Kaho, Ale

Jersey Number 10
Ale Kaho
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Reno, Nev.
- Previous School:
- Reno HS / Alabama
Bio
Career Highlights
โข 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
Career Summary
Played in 60 games across seven seasons with UCLA (2021-24) and Alabama (2018-2020) ... made five starts as a Bruin ... logged 91 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and four sacks.
2024
Played in eight games, making three starts โฆ registered 26 total tackles (12-14-26), one sack and one pass breakup โฆ logged season-high five total stops (3-2-5) at Penn State (Oct. 5) โฆ posted four total tackles (3-1-4), one sack and a pass breakup in season opener at Hawaiโi (Aug. 31); also had four-tackle performances at Washington (Nov. 15) and against Minnesota (Oct. 12) โฆ named to Comeback Player of the Year Award preseason watch list.
2023
Saw action in Game 1ย against Coastal Carolina ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2022
Did not see game action while working through injury rehabilitation process ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
2021
Appeared in 11 games, makingย two starts (Arizona and Utah) ... his blocked punt against Hawai'i was recovered for touchdownย ... posted season-best seven tackles against Utah ... had six stops versus Oregon ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2021 ... enrolled at UCLA in March 2021.
2020 (Alabama)
Saw action on special teams and rotated in at linebacker at times while appearing in 12 games ... named one of the coaching staff's special teams players of the week for his efforts against Kentucky and at LSU on kick coverage ... deflected a Mississippi State punt ... played on both kick coverage units in the SEC Championship Game against Florida ... also saw action against Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl (played in Texas) and in the Ohio State National Championship Game.
2019 (Alabama)
Standout on special teams who also saw time at middle linebacker and in the H-back spot for goal line situations ... saw action in 13 games ... recorded three blocked punts, one of which he recovered for a touchdown ... his three blocked punts are the second most in Alabama single-season records ... added 20 tackles with one for loss (-3 yards) ... ย named one of the special teams players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play against South Carolina, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tennessee ... finished with three tackles versus New Mexico State ... had four tackles, including one for loss (-3) against South Carolina ... had a tackle on kickoff coverage against Southern Mississippi ... blocked a punt by Ole Miss and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown ... added four total tackles versus the Rebels ... blocked a Texas A&M punt which was recovered by a teammate for a touchdown ... recorded a pair of tackles from his middle linebacker spot against Arkansas ... saw playing time against LSU as a blocker on offense for goal line situations ... had one tackle against Mississippi State ... finished with three tackles against Western Carolina ... blocker on goal line situations against Auburn in addition to his duties on special teams and at linebacker ... blocked a Michigan punt.
2018 (Alabama)
Late signee who arrived with fall camp already started ... saw action in 15 games ... played a key role on special teams while seeing some time on defense ... totaled 11 tackles on the season, seven of which came on kickoff coverage to lead all special teams players ... also added one fumble recovery ... named one of the special teams players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play at LSU and against Mississippi State ... had three stops versus Louisville ... made one tackle on kickoff coverage against Arkansas State ... recorded one tackle on kickoff coverage versus Missouri, Tennessee, The Citadel and LSU ... recovered a fumble on punt coverage against Mississippi State ... credited with tackles on punt coverage against Auburn, Georgia and Oklahoma ... saw time on played special teams against Clemson.
High School
Rated one of the top inside linebacker prospects in the 2018 recruiting cycle ... rated the No. 32 overall prospect in the nation and No. 2 inside linebacker in the country by 247sports ... No. 76 player and No. 5 linebacker, according to rivals.com ... named the High Desert League Player of the Year and also made first-team all-league at running back, defensive end and punter ... named to USA Today's All-Northern Nevada first team ... helped lead Reno to a 12-2 overall record and the semifinals of the NIAA 4A state playoffs in 2017 ... the first Northern Nevada player invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... also invited to play in the Under Armour All-American Game and the Polynesian Bowl ... one of five finalists for national Polynesian Player of the Year ... as a junior, helped lead the Huskies to a 10-2 record and the semifinals of the NIAA Class 4A Northern championships ... as a sophomore, helped lead Reno to a 9-3 mark and the Northern Nevada semifinals ... member of the Reno High School track & field team ... earned all-region honors in the shot put as a junior ... played for Dan Avansino at Reno High School.
Personal
Son of Lusi Kaho ... has two brothers and two sisters ... lists Ken Norton Jr. as famous athlete he most admires ... African American studies major.
โข 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
Career Summary
Played in 60 games across seven seasons with UCLA (2021-24) and Alabama (2018-2020) ... made five starts as a Bruin ... logged 91 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and four sacks.
2024
Played in eight games, making three starts โฆ registered 26 total tackles (12-14-26), one sack and one pass breakup โฆ logged season-high five total stops (3-2-5) at Penn State (Oct. 5) โฆ posted four total tackles (3-1-4), one sack and a pass breakup in season opener at Hawaiโi (Aug. 31); also had four-tackle performances at Washington (Nov. 15) and against Minnesota (Oct. 12) โฆ named to Comeback Player of the Year Award preseason watch list.
2023
Saw action in Game 1ย against Coastal Carolina ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2022
Did not see game action while working through injury rehabilitation process ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
2021
Appeared in 11 games, makingย two starts (Arizona and Utah) ... his blocked punt against Hawai'i was recovered for touchdownย ... posted season-best seven tackles against Utah ... had six stops versus Oregon ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2021 ... enrolled at UCLA in March 2021.
2020 (Alabama)
Saw action on special teams and rotated in at linebacker at times while appearing in 12 games ... named one of the coaching staff's special teams players of the week for his efforts against Kentucky and at LSU on kick coverage ... deflected a Mississippi State punt ... played on both kick coverage units in the SEC Championship Game against Florida ... also saw action against Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl (played in Texas) and in the Ohio State National Championship Game.
2019 (Alabama)
Standout on special teams who also saw time at middle linebacker and in the H-back spot for goal line situations ... saw action in 13 games ... recorded three blocked punts, one of which he recovered for a touchdown ... his three blocked punts are the second most in Alabama single-season records ... added 20 tackles with one for loss (-3 yards) ... ย named one of the special teams players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play against South Carolina, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tennessee ... finished with three tackles versus New Mexico State ... had four tackles, including one for loss (-3) against South Carolina ... had a tackle on kickoff coverage against Southern Mississippi ... blocked a punt by Ole Miss and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown ... added four total tackles versus the Rebels ... blocked a Texas A&M punt which was recovered by a teammate for a touchdown ... recorded a pair of tackles from his middle linebacker spot against Arkansas ... saw playing time against LSU as a blocker on offense for goal line situations ... had one tackle against Mississippi State ... finished with three tackles against Western Carolina ... blocker on goal line situations against Auburn in addition to his duties on special teams and at linebacker ... blocked a Michigan punt.
2018 (Alabama)
Late signee who arrived with fall camp already started ... saw action in 15 games ... played a key role on special teams while seeing some time on defense ... totaled 11 tackles on the season, seven of which came on kickoff coverage to lead all special teams players ... also added one fumble recovery ... named one of the special teams players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play at LSU and against Mississippi State ... had three stops versus Louisville ... made one tackle on kickoff coverage against Arkansas State ... recorded one tackle on kickoff coverage versus Missouri, Tennessee, The Citadel and LSU ... recovered a fumble on punt coverage against Mississippi State ... credited with tackles on punt coverage against Auburn, Georgia and Oklahoma ... saw time on played special teams against Clemson.
High School
Rated one of the top inside linebacker prospects in the 2018 recruiting cycle ... rated the No. 32 overall prospect in the nation and No. 2 inside linebacker in the country by 247sports ... No. 76 player and No. 5 linebacker, according to rivals.com ... named the High Desert League Player of the Year and also made first-team all-league at running back, defensive end and punter ... named to USA Today's All-Northern Nevada first team ... helped lead Reno to a 12-2 overall record and the semifinals of the NIAA 4A state playoffs in 2017 ... the first Northern Nevada player invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... also invited to play in the Under Armour All-American Game and the Polynesian Bowl ... one of five finalists for national Polynesian Player of the Year ... as a junior, helped lead the Huskies to a 10-2 record and the semifinals of the NIAA Class 4A Northern championships ... as a sophomore, helped lead Reno to a 9-3 mark and the Northern Nevada semifinals ... member of the Reno High School track & field team ... earned all-region honors in the shot put as a junior ... played for Dan Avansino at Reno High School.
Personal
Son of Lusi Kaho ... has two brothers and two sisters ... lists Ken Norton Jr. as famous athlete he most admires ... African American studies major.
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