Last confirmed: Utah, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Honolulu, HI
Kavika Luafatasaga: LB · Utah · #5.
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Kavika Luafatasaga
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Utah linebacker corps. On tape: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Arizona State, Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-16vs North Dakota | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 19-13@ BYU | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-16vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-24@ Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23vs Stanford | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-28@ No. 13 USC | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-30vs Arizona State | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 20-41@ Oregon | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-17vs UCLA | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-33@ No. 16 Washington | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-13vs Colorado | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 30-14@ West Virginia | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 36 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups75 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
45.5%
427 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
484 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah, 127 tackles — his college career is complete.
