Sae Tautu
Defensive Line 31
Ht/Wt
6'
3"
|
245 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Alpine, 
Utah
Last School
Lone Peak High School
Roster Years
2010 | 2013-2016


Career Summary

  • Played in 46 career games, starting in 16
  • Named to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List (2016-17)
  • Named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Independent First Team Defense (2016)
  • Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent Second Team (2015)

Personal

  • Born in American Fork, Utah 
  • Parents are Makay and Pele 
  • Father played football for Utah
  • Also recruited by Stanford, Utah, Wyoming and Washington State
  • Served in the Washington Tacoma Mission

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Lone Peak High
  • Ranked the No. 8 football recruit out of the state of Utah by Scout.com  
  • Named defensive MVP at the 2009 All-Polynesian Camp in Bountiful
  • Totaled 87 tackles and five sacks as a senior, leading Lone Peak to a 9-3 record and 5-1 league-best mark in 5As Region 4 along with Alta High School
  • Named Outstanding Linebacker at the BYU football camp 
  • Also lettered in wrestling and played rugby 
  • Coached by Tony McGeary

Mission

  • Tacoma
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

  • Recorded two tackles and .5 tackles for loss versus Idaho State
  • Saw action in eight games
Sophmore Year 2014

  • Notched a career-high five tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss in win over Virginia
  • Played in 12 games while recording 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss
  • Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Junior Year 2015

  • Totaled career highs with six total tackles, six solo stops, three tackles for loss and his first career sack against UConn
  • Had two sacks in the win over Cincinnati
  • Recorded two tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one sack against Fresno State
  • Played in 13 games and started six
  • Earned letterman honors as a junior
  • Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent Second Team
Senior Year 2016

  • Played in all 13 games
  • Started 10 games at defensive end
  • Posted 50 total tackles
  • Led BYU with 11 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks
  • Six tackles, two sacks and two TFL against Michigan State – all in the second half
  • Had eight total tackles, season-high 2.5 TFL, 1 PBU and 1.5 sacks against Mississippi State
  • Notched a career-high nine tackles at Boise State to go with his one sack and and first forced fumble
  • Named to the 2016-17 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
  • Named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Independent first team defense
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2010

  • Member of the scout team
Medical Redshirt Year 2010