Kai Nacua: DB · BYU · #12.
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Kai Nacua
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at BYU: Bronco Mendenhall and Kalani Sitake. One game to point at: 6 tackles against West Virginia — Week 4, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 1 pass defended. 6 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 18-16vs Arizona | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20@ Utah | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-35vs West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-53vs Toledo | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-21vs Mississippi State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28@ No. 14 Boise State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-3@ Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-7vs Southern Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 51-9vs Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-10vs Utah State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-21vs Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL48 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 6 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
43.3%
408 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 48 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
