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#2 Trech Kekahuna

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Wisconsin (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'10" · 185 lbHometown  Honolulu, HI · Bishop Gorman

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SLOT1

Placement

Starter

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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WR room context

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Trech Kekahuna holds the WR-SL · Starter spot in North Carolina Tar Heels’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterJordan ShippStarter

WR-Z · StarterMason HumphreyStarter

WR-SL · StarterTrech KekahunaStarter

WR-X · BackupMadrid TuckerBackup

WR-Z · BackupNathan LeacockBackup

WR-SL · BackupDayton SneedBackup

Transfer history

2026Wisconsin→North Carolina Tar Heels

Background & career

Trech Kekahuna is a wide receiver from Honolulu, Hawaii who attended Bishop Gorman High School before joining Wisconsin. The 5'10", 185-pound receiver appeared in five games during his 2023 freshman season, catching four passes for 64 yards in the ReliaQuest Bowl against LSU. In 2024, he played all 12 games with one start, recording 25 catches for 339 yards and two touchdown receptions against Purdue, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. During his 2025 redshirt sophomore season, he appeared in all 12 games with seven starts, compiling 26 receptions for 211 yards and 129 rushing yards. Kekahuna has transferred to North Carolina for the 2026 season.

Wisconsin2023 – 2024

2025

North Carolina2026 — present

Previous schoolWisconsinRecruiting3-star · No. 489 nationalOriginHonolulu, HI · Bishop Gorman