#95

Khyiris Tonga

Former defensive lineman at BYU. 2020: 2.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

DL · BYU · Sr. · #95

6′4″ · 321 lb · West Valley, UT

Chicago — drafted 2021, Rd 7, Pick 23, #250 overall

The story

Former defensive lineman at BYU. 2020: 2.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to BYU in 2017.
Drafted round 7 by the Chicago in 2021.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 3176 nationally · Signed with BYU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at BYU, 8 sacks — drafted at #250 overall by Chicago.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201711 games

Signed with BYU2-star out of Granger

2021

Drafted by Chicagoround 7, pick 250

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3176 national

CFB

College

BYU

2017–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #250

Chicago · 2021

Coaching lineage · 2017–2020

1 coach

2017–2020

Kalani Sitake

BYU

Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ChicagoEntering 6th NFL season

#250Rd 7 · Pick 23

ChicagoEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 29-22 over that span.

2017BYU4-9HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

2018BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

2019BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

2020BYU11-1HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (91st percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#125 / 2211 · 93rd pct

QB hurries#136 / 2211 · 91st pct

Sacks#276 / 2211 · 86th pct

2.5

Tackles#573 / 2211 · 73rd pct

Tackles for loss#816 / 2211 · 60th pct

2.5

Solo tackles#1247 / 2211 · 41st 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

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.4
Road3g	6.0	0.2	0.2	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.1	0.1	0.3

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 · 2020

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	BYU	36	12	2.5	2.5	5	--	--
2019	BYU	45	28	4.0	1.0	2	--	--
2018	BYU	29	19	4.5	2.0	2	--	--
2017	BYU	19	9	4.0	2.0	3	--	--
Career		129	68	15.0	7.5	12	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 55-3@ Navy	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 48-7vs Troy	2	2	2.0	2.0	—	1	2 sacks
Wk 5	W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 27-20vs UTSA	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	W 52-14vs Texas State	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 41-10vs Western Kentucky	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 51-17@ Boise State	4	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 12	W 66-14vs North Alabama	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	L 17-22@ Coastal Carolina	10	2	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 15	W 28-14vs San Diego State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		35	11	2.5	2.5	—	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology