Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016BYU
Kai Nacua
DB • 6'2" • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kai Nacua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
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
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Player Story
Kai Nacua built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 12, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Kai Nacua's career was his defensive production: 48...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Kai Nacua, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · BYU. Kai Nacua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Kai Nacua quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · DB
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Boise State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Liberty · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Liberty · 26 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · DB 164th (top 21%) · FBS Independents 22nd (top 12%) · National 762nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 62 |
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 45 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 62.3 |
Related Context
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Kai Nacua played DB for BYU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kai Nacua recorded 48 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
BYU paired 8.5 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · BYU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
23.8
Usage
8.1
Consistency
58.2
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 1. Arizona: 1. Utah: 2. West Virginia: 0. Toledo: 1. Michigan State: 0. Mississippi State: 1. Boise State: 1. Cincinnati: 0.5. Southern Utah: 0. Massachusetts: 1. Utah State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 3 by 22.5. Arizona: 6 by 35. Utah: 2 by 28.3. West Virginia: 6 by 25. Toledo: 6 by 35. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Mississippi State: 9 by 47.5. Boise State: 4 by 26.7. Cincinnati: 3 by 17.5. Southern Utah: 3 by 12.5. Massachusetts: 0 by 10. Utah State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/22 | @ Wyoming | W 24-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Utah State | W 28-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Massachusetts | W 51-9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Southern Utah | W 37-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Cincinnati | W 20-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/21 | @ Boise State | L 27-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Mississippi State | W 28-21 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Michigan State | W 31-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Toledo | W 55-53 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ West Virginia | L 32-35 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ UtahSplash game | L 19-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Arizona | W 18-16 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kai Nacua story
Kai Nacua built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 12, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Kai Nacua's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 14 interceptions, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Kai Nacua's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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BYU
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 6 | 40 | — | 4 |
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 8.5 | 23.8 | 8.1 | 2.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 8.5 | 23.8 | 8.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boise State
Week 2 · W 35-24
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
80 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#2
@ Utah
Week 2 · L 19-20
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 12 · W 42-23
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ UCF
Week 7 · L 24-31
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Mississippi State
Week 7 · W 28-21
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · BYU
8.5 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 8.1 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · BYU
62.3
8.5 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · BYU
62
6 primary · 40 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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