Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
ISW 24-10 vs Iowa StateOct. 94 tkl0 TFLtied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week
4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His pass breakup on 4th and 2 ended Iowa State’s drive (downs).
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%3 pass breakups
Tackle volume
28tackles this season
TFL rate
2%0 TFL
28 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 30-5 over that span.
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026BYU7-1HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 43 (#330 of 537). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
43Rotational starter #330 of 537· through 7 games?
6 metrics · season cumulative
through 7 games score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (80th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (25th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Passes defended#241 / 2515 · 86th pct
3
Solo tackles#471 / 2515 · 80th pct
20
Tackles#793 / 2515 · 67th pct
28
Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct
0.0
QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th pct
0
Tackles for loss#1779 / 2515 · 25th pct
0.5
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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home4g
3.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
Road3g
4.7
0.2
0.0
0.3
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-75g
4.6
0.1
0.0
0.6
Weeks 8+2g
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
47.3%
248 pass / 276 run
Plays / game
65.5
8 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
230 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
28 tackles in 7 games
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
43 · #330 of 537 safeties · through 7 games
Three-star recruit. Now #330 at the position.
Three seasons at BYU
2026 is in progress.
2026 BYU Sitake
Year 3 · 7 games
2025 BYU Sitake
Year 2 · 5 games
2024 BYU Sitake
Year 1 · 11 games
High school Basha
Chandler, AZ · Class of 2024
Three-star, No. 2,017 in the 2024 class. Signed with BYU.