Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-0vs Portland State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#33
Choe Bryant-Strother
Senior linebacker for BYU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Atlanta, GA
CFB Index 9 · #537 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from BYU)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2025
1 TFL · 1 sacks
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Portland State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for BYU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2020.
Choe Bryant-Strother
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Portland State, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20206 games
- Signed with UCLA3-star out of Greater Atlanta Christian School
20247 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coach2020
2022–2025
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025BYU
DestinationTBD
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020UCLA3-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy
2022UCLA9-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
9 · #537 of 548 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #537 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Alec Marenco’s 2022 season.
Matches Alec on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Alec on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Clinton Anokwuru's sophomore season at Coastal Carolina (2024).
85%match
Matches Clinton on
Tackle volume
Hurry rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Choe Bryant-Strother
The linebacker corps · BYU
- #4Cade Uluave97 tackles · 2025
- #16Isaiah Glasker63 tackles · 2025
- #54Siale Esera44 tackles · 2025
- #21Miles Hall18 tackles · 2025
- #33Choe Bryant-Strother2 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology