Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/16Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (18.8%).
Lopini Katoa
Lopini Katoa: RB · BYU · #4.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Lopini Katoa
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fifth year in the same backfield at BYU. On tape: 116 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against East Carolina, Week 9, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
BYU in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-21@ South Florida | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs No. 9 Baylor | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-41@ No. 25 Oregon | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-24vs Wyoming | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-26vs Utah State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-28vs Notre Dame | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-41@ Liberty | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs East Carolina | 20 | 116 | 5.8 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 31-28@ Boise State | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-26vs Utah Tech | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 75 | 333 | 4.4 | 2 | 24 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2022
L 24-27
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Notre Dame · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −3.21Lopini Katoa run for no gain to the NDame 27
- Week 9 · East Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Lopini Katoa run for 24 yds for a TD, (Jake Oldroyd KICK)
- Week 10 · Boise State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.72L.Katoa rushed to BOISE 33 for 0 yards. Tackled by BOISE at BOISE 33.
- Week 9 · East Carolina · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Lopini Katoa run for 24 yds to the ECaro 33 for a
- Week 2 · Baylor · 2nd and 3 · Q6 · EPA +2.21Lopini Katoa 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
- Week 4 · Wyoming · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.18Lopini Katoa run for 7 yds to the BYU 46 for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · South Florida · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −1.95Lopini Katoa run for 8 yds to the SOUFLA 45 BYU Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the BYU 45
- Week 1 · South Florida · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +1.58Lopini Katoa run for 12 yds to the SFla 17 for a
- Week 2 · Baylor · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.51Jaren Hall pass complete to Lopini Katoa for 12 yds to the Bayl 32 for a
- Week 3 · Oregon · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.42Lopini Katoa run for 5 yds to the BYU 37 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 75 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 76)
Success rate
37%76 carriesFumble rate
2.7%2 of 75 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds38%of carries
29 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds36%of carries
27 carries
Explosive
10+ yds9%of carries
7 carries
3 of 7 (43%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.4 yds/carry on 75 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Teams and coaches
5 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 43-21 over that span.
2018BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2019BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2020BYU11-1HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2021BYU10-3HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 33.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 30.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 25.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 44.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
47.8%
391 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
75 carries and 10 catches in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
38 · #232 of 317 RBs · 2022
Five seasons at BYU
- 2022 BYU SitakeYear 5 · 10 games
- 2021 BYU SitakeYear 4 · 12 games
- 2020 BYU SitakeYear 3 · 10 games
- 2019 BYU SitakeYear 2 · 12 games
- 2018 BYU SitakeYear 1 · 11 games
How it ended
Five seasons at BYU, 1,804 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coach2018–2022
Played every college season under Kalani Sitake.