#55

John Taumoepeau

Senior defensive tackle for BYU. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 39 tackles.

DT · BYU · Sr. · #55

6′2″ · 300 lb · Renton, WA

CFB Index 44 · #192 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to BYU for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETat Colorado StateCanvas StadiumBYU by 17.5

How he plays

Wins his gap play after play.

Tackles: 68th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

0.5

sacks · 2025

2 TFL · 39 tackles

Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs TCU

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive tackle for BYU. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 39 tackles.

His career, year by year

John Taumoepeau

DT · BYU · Sr · #55

Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the BYU defensive front. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 11, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Kalani Sitake, all run-leaning offenses — 23-4 over that span.

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

44Rotational starter #192 of 330?

Low confidenceAscending7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#937 / 2975 · 68th pct

Solo tackles#1252 / 2975 · 56th pct

Sacks#1367 / 2975 · 51st pct

0.5

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1424 / 2975 · 47th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.7	0.3	0.1	0.0
Road6g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	0.1	0.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

44 · #192 of 330 interior linemen

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #13 of 22 Big 12 DTs

How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	BYU	39	17	2.0	0.5	--	--	--
2024	BYU	12	5	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		51	22	3.5	1.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 24–21

vs Utah

2 TOT · 1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With B. Bachmeier — 166 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.4 · 64 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · S. Vander Haar — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 69-0vs Portland State	3	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 27-3vs Stanford	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 34-13@ East Carolina	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 24-21@ Colorado	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 38-24vs West Virginia	5	2	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 7	W 33-27@ Arizona	5	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 24-21vs Utah	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 41-27@ Iowa State	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 7-29@ Texas Tech	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 44-13vs TCU	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 14	W 41-21vs UCF	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 15	L 7-34@ Texas Tech	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	W 25-21vs Georgia Tech	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Total		39	17	2.0	0.5	—