6′1″ · 200 lb · Sandy, UT
Austin Kafentzis: DB · BYU · #24.
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Austin Kafentzis
Erases the deep middle of the field. This is his third year in the same secondary at BYU. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Utah State, Week 10, 2019.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 19-45vs No. 22 Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-25vs No. 14 Boise State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-14@ Utah State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24vs Liberty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-10vs Idaho State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-24@ Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 34-38vs Hawai'i | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 10 · 2019
W 42-14
at Utah State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Utah State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFL16 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 18-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
50.8%
466 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 19 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Polian and Kalani Sitake.
