Kai Rapolla

Enrolled in January and participated in spring practice...appeared in 11 games, mostly on special teams…played 110 special teams snaps…recorded four tackles…had one stop in win at Colorado State…made one tackle in win over Louisiana Tech…tallied two tackles in win over Oregon State…played 10 defensive snaps against Utah State in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win. Appeared in 11 games…had 41 tackles, two interceptions and five pass breakups…forced three fumbles and recovered three fumbles…made five stops at Stanford…intercepted a pass against Western Oregon…forced a fumble and recovered a fumble at Northern Colorado…made seven tackles, picked off a pass and returned a fumble 81 yards for touchdown at Idaho…had four tackles against Northern Arizona…made six stops against Sacramento State…had season-high eight tackles, forced two fumbles and recovered one at Weber State. Played in nine games... had 14 tackles and four pass breakups... season high four tackles against Weber State. Redshirt season…played in three games as a true freshman, preserving redshirt ... no tackles ... played in Idaho State, Montana and Portland State contests. 2022 graduate of Rancho Christian High School in Temecula, Calif. ... under head coach John Bankhead, Rapolla, a team captain as a senior, caught 29 passes for 787 yards and 12 touchdowns and made 34 tackles (29 solo) on defense with two interceptions, seven pass breakups, one fumble recovery and four forced fumbles during his sophomore season (2019) ... made seven catches for 201 yards and three scores and returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown in the game against Heritage ... named school's Male Athlete of the Year ... during his freshman season (2018), Rapolla notched 35 tackles (28 solo) and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a score ... Eagles were 2-8 under head coach John Bankhead in 2021 and Rancho Christian played just three freelance games during the 2020-21 spring campaign due to the pandemic ... Rapolla also competed in track and field, posting best marks of 10.74 in the 100 meters, 22.64 in the 200 and 21-7 in the long jump ... an Honors graduate and editor of his school's yearbook. Son of Joseph and Kimberly Rapolla ... one brother, Hunter, and one sister, Brooke ... uncle John Rapolla played football at Oregon in 1968 ... uncle Allen Rapolla played football at Cal Poly Pomona from 1974-75 ... uncle Jonathan Junior Rapolla played football at Idaho State in 1981 ... uncle Billy Newman played football at Washington State from 1998-2001 and was an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in April 2002 ... hobbies include snowboarding, basketball, video games, anime, jet skiing, hiking, exploring, adventuring and traveling ... was a USA Track & Field national qualifier in 2012 at Arlington, Texas, in the sub bantam boys 8-year-old division ... born in Moreno Valley, Calif.