OLBSione Takitaki
Brigham Young — IND
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 230
- Hometown: Fontana, CA
- Age: 23
SENIOR (2018):
- Played in 13 games starting all 13, playing both outside and middle linebacker positions
- Totaled 118 tackles, 31st nationally, to lead the Cougars
- Led BYU in both unassisted (74) and assisted (44) tackles
- Added nine tackles for loss, three sacks, four quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and a forced fumble
- 2018 Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
- Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team
- USA Today All-Bowl Team
- 2019 The Draft Network All-Shrine Team
- 2019 Reese's Senior Bowl invitation
- 2019 East-West Shrine Game invitation
- 2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl invitation
- College Sports Madness National Defensive Player of the Week–Week 3
- College Sports Madness Independent Defensive Player of the Week–Week 3
- College Sports Madness Independent Defensive Player of the Week–Week 11
- 2018 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award watch list
- 2018 Team Captain
- Recorded a career-best 19 tackles in BYU’s 49-18 bowl victory over Western Michigan
- Set BYU record for total tackles in a bowl with nation’s top performance (19)
- His 19 tackles was one shy of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl record
- His 19 tackles in a single game ranks No. 4 at BYU (since NCAA tracked starting in 2000)
- Posted personal best 10 assisted and 9 solo tackles in BYU's bowl victory over Western Michigan
- Became the 68th BYU player to post 100 or more tackles in a single year
- Recorded career-high two pass breakups at Arizona
- Recorded 14 total tackles and a forced fumble at Gillette Stadium in win over UMass
- Tallied double-digit tackles six times including No. 6 Wisconsin (12), Northern Illinois (11), Boise State (11), UMass (14), No. 17 Utah (11) and Western Michigan (19)
PERSONAL:
- Parents are father Vaimaua and mother Fissipeau
- Married to his wife Alyssa
- Is the youngest of seven with four sisters and two brothers
- Played volleyball in high school
- Major is sociology
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com
- No. 24 inside linebacker in the nation and No. 49 overall prospect from California by ESPN.com
- All-CIF Southern Section Central Division and Defensive Player of the Year
- Helped Heritage High School to a 13-1 record as a senior
- Totaled 193 tackles over his three-year varsity career with 162 solo tackles, 21.5 sacks and 42.5 tackles for loss while also adding a blocked punt, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception
- Also played offense as a junior and senior, totaling 1,673 yards rushing and 25 touchdowns to average 7.12 yards per carry
- Coached by Kraig Broach
- Also recruited by Arizona, Boise State, Nevada, San Diego State, San Jose State, Utah, Washington State and Wisconsin