Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 53-7vs Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#33
Kana'i Lopes
Junior linebacker for Utah. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 228 lb · Las Vegas, NV · St. John Bosco HS
Returning to Utah for 2026
Recruiting
3★
LB recruit
No. 990 nationally · Signed with Utah
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Utah. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2024.
Kana'i Lopes
He has spent two seasons in the Utah linebacker corps. The receipt: 2 tackles against Colorado — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Utah3-star out of St. John Bosco
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Utah
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 16-9 over that span.
2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced
2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Utah
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #27
Background
2025: Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams. Made two tackles on defense during the Colorado game. 2024: Played in four games on special teams. Made one tackle vs. BYU. High School: Rated a three-star recruit out of St. John Bosco HS in California. Part of the Braves’ squad that rank...
The tight end room · Utah
- #10Hunter Andrews65 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Will Monney39 receiving yards · 2025
- #99Semi Taulanga3 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Noah Bennee2 games · 2026
- #33Kana'i Lopes1 game · 2025
5 more on the roster · Utah team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology