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BYU football's Kai Nacua a semifinalist for Thorpe Award

Brigham Young defensive back Kai Nacua (12) carries the football after catching a blocked field goal attempt during the first half of an NCAA football game between Boise State and Brigham Young in Boise on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.

Nick Wagner, Deseret News

Brigham Young defensive back Kai Nacua (12) carries the football after catching a blocked field goal attempt during the first half of an NCAA football game between Boise State and Brigham Young in Boise on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.

PROVO — BYU senior safety Kai Nacua has been named one of 16 semifinalists for the 2016 Jim Thorpe Award, emblematic of the nation’s top defensive back.