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6'
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220 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Cottonwood Heights,
Utah
Last School
Brighton High School
Roster Years
2016-2020
Personal
- Parents are Jeff and Brooke Kaufusi
- Has three siblings: Jackson, Ellie and Maika
- Wife is Breanna and has a son, Foster
- Has six uncles and 11 cousins who have played or currently play college football
Before BYU
- Three stars by ESPN.com and Scout.com
- Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune 5A All-State First Team selection
- USA Today All-State First Team honoree
- Earned first-team All-Region accolades as both a junior and senior
- No. 11 overall recruit from Utah and No. 99 rated outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com
- Helped Brighton HS to a 12-2 record in 2013 and No. 4 rating in Utah by MaxPreps
- Three-year starter at receiver and defensive back
- Recorded 92 tackles, 4 sacks and 3 interceptions as a senior and 39.5 tackles, 2 sacks and 4 interceptions as a junior
- Also averaged 18.5 yards per catch on offense in 2013, totaling 609 yards and 6 touchdowns on 33 receptions
- Coached by Ryan Bullet
- Recruited by Hawaii, Utah, Utah State
Mission
- Nukualofa , Tonga
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2017
- Played in 11 games
- Made 11 tackles
- Had six tackles at Mississippi State
Sophmore Year
2018
- Played in 11 games starting six
- Third on the team with 50 total tackles including 30 solo stops
- Tied the team-high with two interceptions on the season totaling 18 yards
- Totaled six tackles for loss and four pass breakups
- Tallied first career interception against California returning it 15 yards
- Tallied first career tackle for loss against Utah State
- Recorded career-high two pass break ups with also tallying first career sack and forced fumble against Hawai'i
- Recorded career-high six solo stops and two tackles for loss against Northern Illinois
- Recorded a career-high 14 total tackles and 10 assisted tackles at UMass
- Named to Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
Junior Year
2019
- Played in all 13 games with 10 starts
- Posted 60 total tackles
- Had 4.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble
- Tied for the team lead with five pass breakups
- Posted at least five tackles in six games
- 2019 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year award watch list nominee
- Isaiah and Jackson Kaufusi - Deep Blue (BYUtv Segment)
Senior Year
2020
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
- A member of the scout team
Medical Redshirt Year
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Athletics | Jul, 30
Y-Awards Close out Successful BYU Seasons
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Football | Sep, 09Isaiah Kaufusi named Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week
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Football | Sep, 07BYU vs. Navy Postgame Notes and Quotes
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Football | Aug, 07BYU lands four on Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List
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Football | Dec, 19Phil Steele All-Independent Team features seven BYU football players
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Football | Nov, 18BYU runs past New Mexico State 45-10 on senior night
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Football | Nov, 10BYU at UMass postgame notes
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Football | Oct, 14BYU wins Homecoming game against Hawai'i