Is Tausili Akana starting?
Tausili Akana is the projected starter at RDE for BYU Cougars.
Tausili Akana is the projected starting RDE on a Contender BYU — 84 OVR.
See full BYU Cougars depth chart ›Depth at RDE · BYU Cougars
- 11384Tausili AkanaStarter
- 29082Hunter Clegg
- 34662Kendal Wall
- 45262Vincent Tautua
What's Next
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 84 overall (Good tier).
- Jersey
- #13
- Class
- RS JR/TR
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 235 lbs
2025 Stats
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
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 89-rated defense; 65th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 84.
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
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
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | WARIZ | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | WUTU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tausili Akana's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.