Ace Kaufusi
BYU Cougars
73
Average

Ace Kaufusi

BYU CougarsContender
MACKDefenseAverage
3rd String

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Ace Kaufusi is listed 3rd string at MACK for BYU Cougars.

Redshirt junior · #18 · 6'4", 235 lbs

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Depth at MACK · BYU Cougars

  1. 1491Cade UluaveStarter
  2. 22182Miles Hall
  3. 31873Ace KaufusiYou

BYU Starting Lineup

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Up next for BYU

BYU plays Utah away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 16 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

3-Yr Total28 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share1%
Kahuku, HI
Jersey
#18
Class
RS JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
235 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025161.50
2024200
20231000

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 61th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 61% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WASUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 27-20

Oct 24LUCFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-31 2OT

Oct 17WNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-24

Oct 10WISUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-10

Sep 20WCSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-23

Sep 6WUTUTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 63-7

Ace Kaufusi's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement8%
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