Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#3
Raider Damuni
Senior safety on BYU's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 210 lb · Provo, UT
CFB Index 46 · #310 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to BYU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 535 nationally · Signed with BYU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on BYU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2021.
In Their Words
56 windows · 2026 fan posts
raider×1390.5glasker×764.8byu×125.0
“Yikes. No kicker again? I know we're killing the scoreboard but that first quarter was so sloppy. So so sloppy. We've got to start games sharper otherwise BYU is gonna have trouble this season. Oh man. Damuni is down...”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Raider Damuni
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent four seasons in the BYU secondary. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Utah Tech, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2021
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Timpview
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
BYU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 30-11 over that span.
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
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: 1.0 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
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
46 · #310 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #310 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #23 of 40 Big 12 Ss
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · BYU
Returning around him
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (9 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #21
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Henry Blackburn’s 2021 season.
85%match
Matches Henry on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Davis's junior season at Fresno State (2024).
Matches Jayden on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Raider Damuni
The secondary · BYU
- #11Faletau Satuala79 tackles · 2025
- #3Raider Damuni43 tackles · 2025
- Evan Johnson42 tackles · 2025
- #1Therrian Alexander31 tackles · 2025
- #15Jayven Williams18 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology