Butch Pau'u: LB · BYU · #38.
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Butch Pau'u
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Three seasons in the BYU linebacker corps to date. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Washington, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-23@ Arizona | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-35@ No. 11 Washington | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45vs Utah State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups22 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 20-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 179 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
