Sophomore defensive lineman for BYU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 270 lb · Sydney, NSW
The numbers
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 5 tackles
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs VMI
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman for BYU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Sani Tuala
BYU to Idaho State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against VMI, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to BYU
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BYU | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs VMI | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 29-17@ Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs San Diego | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
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