Senior defensive lineman on Washington's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 350 lb · South Jordan, UT
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.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
8 tackles
Best game: 3 tackles, vs Boise State
His career numbers, season by seasonSimonte Pepa
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Boise State — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Utah | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Utah | 25 | 11 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 25 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 59-24@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26vs Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 38-10vs Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Washington
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #13
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jamel Fils-Aime’s 2024 season.
Matches Jamel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Uso Seumalo's junior season at Kansas State (2024).
Matches Uso on
Player DNA