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2024 Football Roster

Russ Cannon
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1 Jonah Panoke

1 Jonah Panoke

  • Position:
    Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Honolulu, O‘ahu
  • Highschool:
    Saint Louis School

Summary

Biography

2024 

  • Served as one of five team captains.
  • Named to the preseason Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watchlist.
  • Appeared in all 12 games, starting all but the season opener.
  • Caught a career-high 33 passes for 387 yards and three touchdowns.
  • Ranked third on the team in receptions and fourth in receiving yards.
  • Had multiple catches in each of the final 10 games of the season.
  • Recorded a season-high 90 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns against UNLV.
  • Among his catches was a career-long 49-yard grab.
  • Also scored a touchdown in UH’s win over Northern Iowa.

2023

  • Nominated for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year award, marking the third time he’s been named to the list.
  • Appeared in eight games, starting two at wide receiver.
  • Had 20 receptions for 194 yards with one touchdown.
  • Scored lone touchdown of the season on a 4-yard catch in a win against UAlbany.
  • Also had a season-long 24-yard catch against the Great Danes.
  • Tallied a season-high 54 yards receiving versus San Diego State and had a season-high five receptions and 53 yards the next week at New Mexico State.

2022

  • Appeared in seven games with four starts at wide receiver.
  • Totaled 27 catches for 312 yards and one touchdown. 
  • Averaged 11.6 yards per catch, including four catches of 20 or more yards.
  • Registered a career-high seven catches for 101 yards in the season opener against Vanderbilt. 
  • Scored first career touchdown on an 11-yard catch against Utah State.
  • Registered 30+ receiving yards in five of his seven games played.
  • Had multiple receptions in every game played.

2021

  • Played in the final 10 games of the season after missing the first three due to injury. 
  • Recorded 11 receptions for 126 yards on the year.
  • Season-high 46 receiving yards on four catches in season-finale win at Wyoming.
  • Earned academic All-MW honors.

2020

  • Played in all nine games with starts at Wyoming and vs. Boise State.
  • Recorded 11 catches for 95 yards.
  • Had a season-best five catches against Boise State.
  • Had a season-long 23-yard catch vs. Nevada.
  • Earned academic all-MW honors.
  • A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
2019
  • Appeared briefly in three games.
  • Redshirted.
  • Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award.
  • A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
2019 Game-by-Game Statistics

Prep
  • A 2018 graduate of Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, O’ahu.
  • Rated as the state of Hawai'i's top wide receiver prospect
  • Named first-team all-state by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ScoringLive, and to the all-state second-team by USA Today.
  • A key contributor on the school’s state championship squads in 2016 and ’17.
  • As a senior, totaled 45 receptions for 682 yards and two touchdowns.
  • In a state championship win over Kahuku, caught eight passes for 152 yards and the game-winning 57-yard touchdown with 37 seconds left in the game.
  • Also came up huge as a junior with three catches for 101 yards and a touchdown in the 2016 state title game.
  • Selected as MVP of the GPA College Showcase.
  • Competed in the 2018 Polynesian Bowl.
Personal
  • Born in Honolulu, O’ahu.
  • Holds a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
  • Has two older sisters.
  • Has two sons, Ezekiel-Reign and Kysen-Taylor, and a daughter, Layla Rose.
  • Mother is Kehau Panoke of Honolulu, O’ahu.
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2019Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 185 lbs
    15
  • 9

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 185 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 185 lbs
    9
  • 1

    2022Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2024Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 200 lbs
    1