Sitiveni Kaufusi is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Oklahoma State.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kansas State — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | UCLA | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | UCLA | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 33 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-7vs UT Martin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-69@ No. 6 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-19vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-39vs Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-49vs No. 24 Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-42@ No. 14 Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-14vs Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries13 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doug Meacham
Pass share
47.5%
365 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, Mike Gundy and Doug Meacham.
