Last confirmed: BYU, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 231 lb · Fontana, CA · Heritage
Sione Takitaki: LB · BYU · #16.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sione Takitaki
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the BYU linebacker corps. On tape: 19 tackles and 1 sack against Western Michigan, Bowl, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
101 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-23@ Arizona | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-21@ No. 6 Wisconsin | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-3vs McNeese | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-35@ No. 11 Washington | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45vs Utah State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-23vs Hawai'i | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-7vs Northern Illinois | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-21@ Boise State | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-16@ Massachusetts | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 49-18vs Western Michigan | 19 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 101 | 61 | 7.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 24-21
at Wisconsin
1 tackle for loss · 12 tackles · 7 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
101tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%7 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups101 tackles · 7 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 11-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
101 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at BYU, 180 tackles — drafted at #80 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 8th NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 8th NFL season
