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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