The BYU Cougars kick off the 2025 season in 43 days against Portland State. As we continue counting down the days until kickoff, today we will profile the player who wears No. 43 - redshirt freshman linebacker Naki Tuakoi - by providing three interesting, fun facts:
Fun fact No. 1 - He had SEC and Big Ten offers
Coming out of the class of 2024, Naki Tuakoi was a near four-star recruit at 247 Sports. His composite rating of .8883 make him a Top 500 recruit in the nation (No.