Sophomore cornerback on BYU's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Euless, TX
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 1391 nationally · Signed with BYU
Last played in 2025.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore cornerback on BYU's 2026 roster.
Jonathan Kabeya
This is his second year in the same secondary at BYU. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 15, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-29@ Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-13vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-34@ Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Bowl | W 25-21vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–21
vs Utah
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With B. Bachmeier — 166 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.4 · 64 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · S. Vander Haar — 42.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kalani Sitake, all run-leaning offenses — 23-4 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
44.4%
95 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
68 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
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