Senior linebacker for BYU. 2018: 22 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Anaheim, CA
The story
4 linebacker for BYU. 2018: 22 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearButch Pau'u
He has spent three seasons in the BYU linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Washington, Week 5, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 179 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 20-19 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 4 games
| 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@ 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 |