Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019BYU
Austin Kafentzis
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Sandy, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Austin Kafentzis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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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
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nevada • BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
Austin Kafentzis built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive back from Sandy, UT wearing No. 24, spending time with BYU and Nevada. The clearest part of Austin Kafentzis' career was his backfield...
Read the storyAustin Kafentzis, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · BYU. Austin Kafentzis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 19
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Austin Kafentzis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · DB
- Career Tackles
- 19
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Utah State
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DB 461st (top 51%) · FBS Independents 104th (top 36%) · National 2,156th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | BYU | 7 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
Related Context
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Austin Kafentzis played DB for Nevada and BYU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Austin Kafentzis recorded 231 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, and 19 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
BYU paired 4 primary output with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.3 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nevada, BYU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · BYU
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
15.3
Usage
3
Consistency
9.5
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 2. Washington: 0. Boise State: 0. Utah State: 2. Liberty: 0. Idaho State: 0. Massachusetts: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 4 by 36.7. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 4 by 36.7. Liberty: 3 by 12.5. Idaho State: 3 by 12.5. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Hawai'i
Player Story
Austin Kafentzis story
Austin Kafentzis built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive back from Sandy, UT wearing No. 24, spending time with BYU and Nevada. The clearest part of Austin Kafentzis' career was his backfield work: 231 rushing yards, 43 carries, 1 rushing touchdown, and 8 receiving yards across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 receiving yards and 19 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Austin Kafentzis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Nevada
2015
Opening stop
- 2
BYU
2016-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | BYU | 4 | 15.3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 4 | 15.3 | 3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah State
Week 10 · W 42-14
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · L 34-38 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
54.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho State
Week 12 · W 42-10
0
Havoc Plays
11.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Liberty
Week 11 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
10.8 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona
Week 1 · W 28-23
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Havoc Plays
3.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · BYU
4 primary output · 15.3 efficiency · 3 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · BYU
37.5
4 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · BYU
36.9
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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