Tausili Akana

DE • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Laie, HI, USA

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Tausili Akana shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for an edge defender

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Texas • BYU
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: TCU

Player Story

Tausili Akana built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive end from Laie, HI wearing No. 13, spending time with BYU and Texas. The clearest part of Tausili Akana's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9397

Skyridge · Lehi, UT

Committed To: Texas
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: BYU · DE
Career Tackles: 11
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · BYU
Top game: TCU
Recruit profile: 4-star · Skyridge · Texas
High school pipeline: Skyridge · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 13 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank: 10 tackles · DE 166th (top 59%) · Big 12 358th (top 49%) · National 2,985th (top 49%)

Tausili Akana played DE for Texas and BYU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tausili Akana recorded 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with BYU.

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20252025 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention

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