John Taumoepeau is a defensive tackle at BYU who has not played in BYU's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
BYU lists 27 defensive linemen this season.
BYU is 7-1, No. 7 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: at Utah, Sat Nov 7.
Taumoepeau wins the gap play after play. Two seasons in the BYU defensive front to date. On tape: 5 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-0vs Portland State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-3vs Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-13@ East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-24vs West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 33-27@ Arizona | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs No. 23 Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27@ Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-29@ No. 9 Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-13vs TCU | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-21vs UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-34vs No. 5 Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 25-21vs No. 24 Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 44-13
vs TCU
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against TCU.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries39 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Kalani Sitake, all run-leaning offenses — 23-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 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
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
43.5%
401 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
65.8
14 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
39 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #13 of 22 Big 12 DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kalani Sitake.
