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BYU's best defenders since 2024

Faletau Satuala leads with 117 tackles in 26 games at BYU; Jack Kelly had 102.

Every defender with 5 or more games at BYU since 2024, ranked by tackles; the lines are each player's tackles game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.

tackles · by game
059117126K. TanuvasaC. UluaveM. HallT. Alexander IIIJ. TaumoepeauT. PrassasJ. KellyF. Satuala
sacks · by game
0815126K. TanuvasaC. UluaveM. HallT. Alexander IIIJ. TaumoepeauT. PrassasJ. KellyF. Satuala
tackles for loss · by game
01427126K. TanuvasaC. UluaveM. HallT. Alexander IIIJ. TaumoepeauT. PrassasJ. KellyF. Satuala
89 defenders with 5+ games at BYUtackles
#playerseasonsgamestacklessackstackles for lossinterceptions
1Faletau Satuala2024–2026261171105
2Jack Kelly2024–20252410215271
3Tommy Prassas2024–20262152011
4John Taumoepeau2024–202520511.550
5Therrian Alexander III2024–20262248152
6Miles Hall2024–20261643030
7Cade Uluave20266350.541
8Keanu Tanuvasa2025–202616342.5100
9Viliami Po'uha2024–20261933120
10Marque Collins20241224012
11Nusi Taumoepeau2025–20261024250
12Tausili Akana2025–202614234120
13Max Alford2025721130
14Hunter Clegg2025–202614201.521
15Cannon DeVries2025–2026818040
16Jake Clifton20266171.520
17Anisi Purcell2025–202610152.530
18Jayven Williams2026615010
19Kendal Wall2025–2026613000
20Choe Bryant-Strother2024–2025812120
21Jonathan Kabeya2024–2025812000
22Tayvion Beasley2025811000
23Luke To'omalatai2024611010
24Sione Moa2024510000
25Justin Kirkland2025–202669000
26Kinilau Fonohema2025–202656000
27Isaiah Glasker2023–202631———5
28Evan Johnson2023–202629———8
29Logan Lutui2023–202527———1
30Michael Shelton2015–201827———3
31Raider Damuni2023–202627———1
32Tanner Wall2023–202527———7
33Jakob Robinson2021–202424———11
34Tyler Batty2021–202424———2
35Mory Bamba2023–202523———0
36Bodie Schoonover2023–202622———0
37Siale Esera2023–202621———1
38Michael Alisa2011–201420———1
39Dayan Lake2016–201919———7
40Talan Alfrey2022–202518———1
41Ace Kaufusi2023–202617———0
42Crew Wakley2023–202417———3
43Francis Bernard2015–201617———3
44Isaiah Bagnah2023–202417———0
45Blake Mangelson2021–202416———1
46Caleb Christensen2020–202316———1
47Ethan Slade2022–202416———1
48Harrison Taggart2023–202416———1
49Micah Hannemann2015–201716———4
50Garrett Juergens2014–201615———0
51John Nelson2022–202415———0
52Preston Rex2023–202615———0
53Kai Nacua2014–201614———14
54Matt Hadley2016–201814———0
55Max Tooley2019–202314———7
56Kavika Fonua2016–202013———2
57Fred Warner2014–201712———7
58Harvey Langi2014–201611———2
59Isaiah Kaufusi2018–202011———5
60Tanner Jacobson2016–201811———1
61Austin Kafentzis2017–201910———0
62Aisea Moa2023–20249———0
63Troy Warner2016–20209———2
64Corbin Kaufusi2016–20178———0
65Eric Takenaka2015–20168———1
66Payton Wilgar2019–20228———5
67Zayne Anderson2016–20188———3
68Ben Bywater2021–20237———3
69Butch Pau'u2016–20177———1
70Eddie Heckard20237———5
71Micah Harper2020–20247———0
72Alani Fua2012–20146———5
73Jayden Dunlap2023–20256———0
74Joshua Singh2023–20246———0
75Malik Moore2018–20226———5
76Marcus McKenzie2023–20256———0
77Remington Peck2014–20156———0
78Sae Tautu20166———0
79Adam Pulsipher2016–20175———0
80AJ Vongphachanh20235———0
81Austin Lee2017–20195———3
82Caden Haws2021–20235———0
83Craig Bills2009–20145———5
84Hayden Livingston2019–20225———2
85Jackson Cravens20235———0
86Jordan Johnson2011–20125———3
87Kesni Tausinga20165———0
88Logan Taele20165———0
89Michael Davis2014–20165———1

Also at BYU: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.