Naki Fahina is a defensive tackle at Utah State who has not played in Utah State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Utah State lists 17 defensive linemen this season.
Utah State is 3-5. Next: vs Fresno State, Sat Nov 7.
Fahina wins the gap play after play. Played for four head coaches across seven seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against McNeese — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 29 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | UNLV | 18 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | UNLV | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | UNLV | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 69 | 27 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 22-44@ No. 19 Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-7vs McNeese | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
47.9%
403 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Tony Sanchez, Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom and Bronco Mendenhall.
