Pepe Tanuvasa: DL · BYU · #45.
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Pepe Tanuvasa
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ken Niumatalolo and Kalani Sitake. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Utah Tech — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs No. 9 Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-41@ No. 25 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-24vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-28vs Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-52vs Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-41@ Liberty | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs East Carolina | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-28@ Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-26vs Utah Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 35-26@ Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 12 · 2022
W 52-26
vs Utah Tech
0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 26-point win at home against Utah Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
1%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry35 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
47.8%
391 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #226 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Navy and BYU, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Niumatalolo and Kalani Sitake.
