Khyiris Tonga: DL · BYU · #95.
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Khyiris Tonga
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at BYU since. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Coastal Carolina — Week 14, 2020.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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
2020 season · 10 games
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| 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@ No. 21 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@ No. 14 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 |
Week 4 · 2020
W 48-7
vs Troy
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 41-point win at home against Troy.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries36 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 29-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
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
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
47.6%
371 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
70.8
11 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
36 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at BYU, 8 sacks — drafted at #250 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kalani Sitake.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 6th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 6th NFL season
