Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-0vs Portland State | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Total | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
#41
Lucky Finau
Junior running back for BYU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 220 lb · Sandy, UT
Returning to BYU for 2026
The numbers
32
rushing yards · 2025
4 per carry
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 32 rush yds, vs Portland State
His career numbers, season by seasonLucky Finau
The receipt: 32 rush yds against Portland State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
BYU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 32.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BYU | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Portland State · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.27Lucky Finau run for 2 yds to the PRST 26 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Portland State · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.17Lucky Finau run for 4 yds to the BYU 31 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.36Lucky Finau run for 1 yd to the PRST 25
- Week 1 · Portland State · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +0.35Lucky Finau run for 6 yds to the PRST 36 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.33Lucky Finau run for 6 yds to the PRST 42
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.12Lucky Finau run for 3 yds to the PRST 5
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.08Lucky Finau run for 5 yds to the PRST 31
- Week 1 · Portland State · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +0.05Lucky Finau run for 5 yds to the PRST 20
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · BYU
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (9 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #21
The backfield · BYU
- #4LJ Martin1,305 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Jovesa Damuni111 rushing yards · 2025
- #30Sione I Moa92 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Enoch Nawahine82 rushing yards · 2025
- #41Lucky Finau32 rushing yards · 2025
7 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology