Viliami Po'uha
BYU Cougars
88
Great

Viliami Po'uha

BYU CougarsContender
DEDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Viliami Po'uha is the projected starter at DE for BYU Cougars.

Junior · #45 · 6'3", 278 lbs

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Depth at DE · BYU Cougars

  1. 14588Viliami Po'uhaStarter
  2. 29774Kinilau Fonohema

BYU Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big 12

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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: 20 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

2-Yr Total29 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share3%
South Jordan, UT
Jersey
#45
Class
JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
278 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025201.51
2024900

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; 70th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 70% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
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 31WASUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-20

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

Final L 39-31 2OT

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

Final W 24-10

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

Final W 17-10

Viliami Po'uha's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

20 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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