Soni Finau
Soni Finau
Wins his gap play after play. Cal Poly to Washington State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 2 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 36–13
vs San Diego State
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 23-point win at home against San Diego State.
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
2026 Outlook
Washington State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Washington State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (28 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #95 · 2026 recruiting class #128
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyleik Williams’s 2021 season.
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Differs from Tyleik on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kaieem Caesar's sophomore season at Ohio (2022).
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