Player Dossier

2017-2020

BYU

Khyiris Tonga

DL • 6'4" • 321 lbs • West Valley, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Khyiris Tonga shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

22.7

Consistency

51.5

Season Value

25.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
BYU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Khyiris Tonga, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · BYU. Khyiris Tonga shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

BYU paired 10 primary output with 22.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 22.7 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: Troy

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Postseason · BYU

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

22.7

Usage

4.9

Consistency

51.5

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 1. Navy: 0. Troy: 5. Louisiana Tech: 0. UTSA: 1. Texas State: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Boise State: 1. Unknown: 1. Coastal Carolina: 1. San Diego State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 1 by 14.2. Navy: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 2 by 58.3. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3. UTSA: 2 by 18.3. Texas State: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Coastal Carolina: 10 by 51.7. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=9
First Half1.2 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.6 vs First Half
All Games0.9 · n=11

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Troy

Best efficiency game

58.3 vs Troy

Result
Wed 12/23vs UCFW 49-2311001
Sun 12/13vs San Diego StateW 28-1421000
Sat 12/5@ Coastal Carolina10+ tacklesL 17-22102001
Sat 11/21vs Unknown10001
Sat 11/7@ Boise StateW 51-17410.500.500
Sun 11/1vs Western KentuckyW 41-1051000
Sun 10/25vs Texas StateW 52-1430000
Sat 10/10vs UTSAW 27-2021001
Sat 10/3vs Louisiana TechW 45-1420000
Sun 9/27vs Troy2+ sacks · Splash gameW 48-722221
Tue 9/8@ NavyW 55-343000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    BYU

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBYU915.47.1
2018 PostseasonBYU8.518.76.6-0.5
2018 Regular SeasonBYU8.518.76.60
2019 PostseasonBYU719.85.4-1.5
2019 Regular SeasonBYU719.85.40
2020 PostseasonBYU1022.74.93
2020 Regular SeasonBYU1022.74.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Troy

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.1 takeover score.

#2

USC

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.

#3

San José State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#4

Hawai'i

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.

#5

Western Michigan

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · BYU

10 primary output · 22.7 efficiency · 4.9 usage

25.1

#2

2020 Regular Season · BYU

25.1

10 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 4.9 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · BYU

23.7

8.5 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7667

Granger · Salt Lake City, UT

Committed To
BYU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

129

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Khyiris Tonga quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
129