Soni Finau is a defensive tackle at Washington State who has not played in Washington State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Washington State lists 27 defensive linemen this season.
Washington State is 1-8. Next: vs Colorado State, Sat Nov 14.
Finau wins the gap play after play. Transferred to Washington State from Cal Poly. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 | Washington State | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 36-13vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-59@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-3@ Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ No. 4 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-7vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-3vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 32-8vs Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-21vs Utah State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%4 TFLSack rate
29%4 sacksHurry rate
25%3 hurries12 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Pass share
48.7%
407 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
64.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Rogers → Kirby Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
