Last confirmed: BYU, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Las Vegas, NV · Liberty
Kai Nacua: DB · BYU · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kai Nacua
Erases the deep middle of the field. Kai Nacua has been at BYU through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 6 tackles against West Virginia — Week 4, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 1 pass defended. 6 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 18-16@ Arizona | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20@ Utah | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-35@ West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-53vs Toledo | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-21vs Mississippi State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28@ No. 14 Boise State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-3@ Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-7vs Southern Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 51-9vs Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-10vs Utah State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-21@ Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL48 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 6 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
43.3%
408 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 48 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
