Is Vincent Tautua starting?
Vincent Tautua is No. 4 on the BYU Cougars depth chart at DE.
Redshirt freshman · #52 · 6'3", 250 lbs
See full BYU Cougars depth chart ›Depth at DE · BYU Cougars
- 11389Tausili AkanaStarter
- 29085Hunter Clegg
- 34666Kendal Wall
- 45266Vincent TautuaYou
BYU Starting Lineup
Top defensive linemen in the Big 12
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of St. Louis, ranked #1,857 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #52
- Class
- RS FR
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
Vincent Tautua is currently behind Tausili Akana at DE on the BYU depth chart, a Big 12 team rated 91 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8492
- National Rank
- #1857
- High School
- St. Louis
- Hometown
- Honolulu, HI
Why this rating?
On a 99-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 66 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
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
Sep 6WUTUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 63-7
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | WUTU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vincent Tautua's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.