Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23@ Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
#13
Tausili Akana
Junior defensive end for BYU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Laie, HI
The numbers
2.5
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Arizona
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive end for BYU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2023.
- Transferred from Texas to BYU in 2025.
Tausili Akana
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Steve Sarkisian and Kalani Sitake. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Colorado State — Week 3, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 2.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Skyridge
20258 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–17
vs Arizona
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
With B. Bachmeier — 217 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 37 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · F. Shurtz — 46 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1.5 tackles for loss, +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026BYU3-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (97th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
44.4%
95 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
68 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sincere Edwards’s 2025 season.
Matches Sincere on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sincere Edwards's sophomore season at UCF (2025).
Matches Sincere on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Tausili Akana
The defensive line · BYU
- #48Bodie Schoonover5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7Logan Lutui5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #57Keanu Tanuvasa4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Tausili Akana3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55John Taumoepeau2 tackles for loss · 2025
22 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology