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Jordan Pu'u-Robinson

 Former UH player Jordan Pu‘u-Robinson is in his fourth season as an assistant coach, in charge of the defensive ends.
 
YEARS COACHING
  • Hawai’i: 6th season
  • Overall: 7th season 
ALMA MATER
  • Hawai’i , B.S. Communications (2014)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
  • Hawai‘i Defensive Ends (2023-)
  • The Citadel Defensive Line (2023 Spring)
  • Hawai‘i Quality Control Coach, ST & TE (2022)
  • Hawai‘i Graduate Assistant, DL (2021)
  • Mercer, Quality Control Coach, LB (2020)
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
  • Helped guide a Hawai'i defensive line that was graded the highest in the Mountain West in 2025 according to PFSN College.
  • Coached Jackie Johnson III to 2025 first-team All-Mountain West and G5 All-America (Hero Sports) status. Johnson was UH's first defensive lineman to be named first-team all-conference in a decade and the first defensive end to earn such honors since 2007.
  • In 2024, coached Elijah Robinson an MW honorable mention and recipient of the team’s Bob Wagner Defensive MVP award. Robinson had a team-high 10.5 tackles for loss and shared the team lead with five sacks while being the highest graded Mountain West edge defender against the run according to Pro Football Focus.
  • Hired as defensive line coach at The Citadel in January 2023 before returning to UH as defensive line coach in April 2023.
  • Helped coach the special teams unit and tight ends as a quality control coach in 2022.
  • Coached tight end Caleb Phillips to first-team all-Mountain West honors.
  • Worked with the UH defensive line as a graduate assistant in 2021.
  • As a DL GA, helped coach Jonah Laulu (future 7th Round NFL draft pick) & Blessman Ta’ala (2022 MWC honorable mention).
  • While at Mercer, helped coach two freshman All-Americans, including linebacker Isaac Dowling, who was also a first-team all-conference selection and a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award as the best FCS freshman player.
  • On a Mercer staff that won the most conference games in school history in their first season at the school and set a single-season school-record for most wins versus a nationally ranked opponent, claiming three such wins in consecutive weeks.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
  • Hawai‘i, 2012-14
  • Washington State, 2009-11 
PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS
  • Made starts in each season over a four-year career on both offense and defense while playing tight end and on the defensive line.
  • Named to the all-Mountain West academic team in 2012.
  • An all-state and all-league defensive end for Baldwin High School on Maui.
HOMETOWN
  • Wailuku, Maui