Kitione Tau
Kitione Tau
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Fresno State — Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Nevada — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Wilson → Jeff Choate. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nevada | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 49–16
vs Eastern Washington
1 TOT
Dominant 33-point win at home against Eastern Washington.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Blake Thompson’s 2022 season.
Matches Blake on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Keenan Landry's freshman season at Kent State (2024).
Matches Keenan on