Nusi Taumoepeau
BYU Cougars
91
Elite

Nusi Taumoepeau

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SAMDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Nusi Taumoepeau is the projected starter at SAM for BYU Cougars.

Sophomore · #5 · 6'3", 242 lbs

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Depth at SAM · BYU Cougars

  1. 1591Nusi TaumoepeauStarter
  2. 23075Braxton Lindsey
  3. 31067Orion Maile-Kaufusi
  4. 45967Siosefa Brown

BYU Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Westlake, ranked #584 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 12 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #584 NatlTeam Share2%
Saratoga Springs, UT
Jersey
#5
Class
SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
242 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251221

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8832
National Rank
#584
High School
Westlake
Hometown
Saratoga Springs, UT

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 65th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 65% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WISUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-10

Oct 3WTCUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 20WCSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-23

Sep 12WARIZTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-17

Nusi Taumoepeau's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

12 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement33%
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