Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020BYU
Kavika Fonua
LB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Syracuse, UT, USA
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Kavika Fonua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Kavika Fonua built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Syracuse, UT wearing No. 34, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Kavika Fonua's career was his defensive production: 135...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Kavika Fonua, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · BYU. Kavika Fonua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 135
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Kavika Fonua quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 135
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Syracuse · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Syracuse · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · LB 352nd (top 32%) · FBS Independents 34th (top 16%) · National 915th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | BYU | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 26.1 |
Related Context
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Kavika Fonua played LB for BYU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kavika Fonua recorded 156 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards, and 135 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
BYU paired 10 primary output with 34 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · BYU
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
3
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. Navy: 0. Troy: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. UTSA: 2. Houston: 0. Texas State: 1. Boise State: 0. North Alabama: 0. San Diego State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 5 by 20.8. Navy: 2 by 8.3. Troy: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 12.5. UTSA: 3 by 32.5. Houston: 1 by 4.2. Texas State: 3 by 22.5. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/23 | vs UCF | W 49-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/13 | vs San Diego State | W 28-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs North Alabama | W 66-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Boise State | W 51-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Texas State | W 52-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Houston | W 43-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs UTSASplash game | W 27-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 45-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/27 | vs Troy | W 48-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 9/8 | @ Navy | W 55-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kavika Fonua story
Kavika Fonua built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Syracuse, UT wearing No. 34, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Kavika Fonua's career was his defensive production: 135 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 156 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kavika Fonua's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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BYU
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 1 | 10 | 2.2 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 1 | 10 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | BYU | 10 | 34 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 34 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | BYU | 5 | 16.7 | 3 | -5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | BYU | 5 | 16.7 | 3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · L 34-38 · Postseason
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Utah State
Week 10 · W 42-14
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Tennessee
Week 2 · W 29-26
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs UTSA
Week 6 · W 27-20
2
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#5
vs USC
Week 3 · W 30-27
1
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · BYU
10 primary output · 34 efficiency · 7.2 usage
51.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · BYU
51.7
10 primary · 34 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · BYU
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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