Soni Fonua
Soni Fonua
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Kentucky, Week 6, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
How it ended
One season at LSU, 28 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LSU | 28 | 16 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 16 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2021
W 27–24
vs Texas A&M
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Marqez Bimage’s 2021 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Matus's sophomore season at Arizona State (2021).
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