Kealoha Pilares (born February 20, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
 Pilares with the Hawaii Warriors in 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | February 20, 1988 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Honolulu (HI) Damien | ||||||||||
| College: | Hawaii | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 132 | ||||||||||
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Professional career
In the 2011 NFL Draft, Pilares was selected in the fifth round, 132nd overall, by the Carolina Panthers.[1] On November 20, 2011, he set a franchise record (since broken) with a 101-yard kick return for a touchdown against the Detroit Lions.
On August 24, 2013, he was placed on injured reserve.[2] He was released on August 24, 2014.[3]
NFL statistics
| Regular season | Receiving | Kickoff returns | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2011 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 590 | 25.7 | 101 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 216 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 | ||