#45

Pepe Tanuvasa

DL · BYU · Sr. · #45

BYU 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Pepe Tanuvasa

DL · BYU · Sr · #45

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2838 national
CFB
College
BYU
2020–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020BYU11-1HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2021BYU10-3HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022BYU35130.50.02----
2021BYU42237.03.0--1--
2020BYU24121.01.031--
Career101488.54.052--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022

W 31–28

at Boise State

3 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 PD

Edged out Boise State on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

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.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Austin Hill’s 2022 season.

Austin Hill

99%match

Army · 2022

#2

Hal Vinson

Texas State · 2020

81%
#3

Dillon Springer

Georgia Southern · 2022

81%
#4

Ronald Triplette

UTSA · 2022

70%
#5

Willie Baker

Louisiana Tech · 2021

70%

Matches Austin on

Class year
Height
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kyle Beaudry's junior season at UNLV (2022).

Kyle Beaudry

94%match

UNLV · 2022

#2

Jerry Roberts

Arizona · 2022

91%
#3

Wesley Steiner

Auburn · 2022

90%
#4

Quinn Perry

Colorado · 2022

88%
#5

Mister Williams

Colorado · 2022

87%

Matches Kyle on

Class year
Height
TFL rate