Bronson Kaufusi

Bronson Kaufusi
BYU Cougars No. 90
Position Defensive lineman
Class Senior
Career history
College
  • BYU (2012–2015)
High school Timpview
Personal information
Place of birth Provo, Utah
Height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight 280 lb (127 kg)

Bronson Kaufusi is an American football defensive lineman. He played college football at BYU.

Early years

Kaufusi attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah. He had 70 tackles and 9.5 sacks as junior and 19 tackles and two sacks his senior year before suffering an injury. Kaufusi was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked committed to the Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.[1]

College career

After spending two years on his Mormon missionary in Auckland, New Zealand, Kaufusi played for the first time at BYU in 2012. He played in all 13 games and had 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[2] After the season he played in 20 games for BYU's basketball team.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2013, he had 41 tackles, four sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown. After spending his first two years as a defensive lineman, Kaufusi moved to linebacker his junior year.[5][6] He finished the season 48 tackles and seven sacks.[7] He moved back to defensive end his senior year and recorded 64 tackles and 11 sacks.[8]

Personal

His father, Steve Kaufusi, is the defensive line coach for BYU and his brother, Corbin, plays basketball at BYU.[9][10] His wife, Hilary, also attended BYU and played on their soccer team.

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com
  2. ↑ BYU's Bronson Kaufusi caps impressive, busy freshman season
  3. ↑ BYU football standout Bronson Kaufusi turns attention to Cougar basketball
  4. ↑ BYU's Bronson Kaufusi going from football to basketball
  5. ↑ BYU football: Bronson Kaufusi excited about switching from defensive end to outside linebacker
  6. ↑ BYU football: "Skinny Bronson" Kaufusi looking natural at linebacker
  7. ↑ Is BYU's Bronson Kaufusi a linebacker, a D-lineman, or both?
  8. ↑ BYU football: Bronson Kaufusi all smiles about return to defensive end
  9. ↑ Kaufusis keeping it all in the BYU sports family — and cherishing their time together
  10. ↑ BYU football: Kaufusi enjoys coaching one son, watching the other

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