Tausili Akana
BYU Cougars
87
Great

Tausili Akana

BYU CougarsContender
LOLBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Tausili Akana starting?

Tausili Akana is the projected starter at LOLB for BYU Cougars.

Redshirt junior · #13 · 6'3", 235 lbs

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Depth at LOLB · BYU Cougars

  1. 11387Tausili AkanaStarter
  2. 29085Hunter Clegg
  3. 34664Kendal Wall

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

A 4-star recruit out of Skyridge, ranked #124 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 10 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #124 NatlTeam Share1%
Laie, HI
Jersey
#13
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
235 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025103.50.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9446
National Rank
#124
High School
Skyridge
Hometown
Lehi, UT

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 66th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 66% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 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 31WASUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-20

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

Final L 39-31 2OT

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

Final W 28-24

Oct 10WISUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-10

Oct 3WTCUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 20WCSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-23

Sep 12WARIZTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
2.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-17

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

Final W 63-7

Tausili Akana's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

10 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement17%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.