Karson Kaufusi
Utah Utes
87
Great

Karson Kaufusi

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RDTDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Karson Kaufusi is the projected starter at RDT for Utah Utes.

Sophomore · #51 · 6'6", 305 lbs

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Depth at RDT · Utah Utes

  1. 15187Karson KaufusiStarter
  2. 24580Pupu Sepulona
  3. 39871Jamal Wallace

Utah Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big 12

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Up next for Utah

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

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Skyline, ranked #629 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 13 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #629 NatlTeam Share2%
Holladay, UT
Jersey
#51
Class
SO
Height
6'6"
Weight
305 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025130.50.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8808
National Rank
#629
High School
Skyline
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 57th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 57% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role

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 31WCINTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-25

Oct 25WHOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-13

Oct 18WCOLOTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Oct 11WKUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-24

Sep 26WISUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-17

Sep 19WUSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-0

Sep 13WARKTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 43-10

Sep 4WIDHOTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 66-14

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

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Team Role

13 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement22%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.