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Scouting Report
July 29, 2026
Faletau Satuala #11
BYU · SAF · Jr · 2027 Draft
· Bountiful, Utah · Bountiful High School
6-4 · 215 lbs
7.2
Day 3 Caliber
Floor 6.5 · Ceiling 8.2
#181 overall · #13 SAF of 15102
Scouting Verdict
An outlier body type at safety — 6-4, 215 — with the breakout season to make it interesting. Satuala went from a nine-tackle freshman cameo to the engine of BYU's back end in 2025: 84 tackles, 3 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles as a first-time full-time starter, with the high school file (12 interceptions over his last two Bountiful seasons) saying the ball production is native, not fluky. National 2027 coverage frames a Day 1-2 ceiling if he takes one more step. However, the next step just got harder: a broken foot suffered in an offseason workout has him out at least eight weeks and threatens the start of 2026, and the resume underneath is still a single productive season. Big safeties with his range get drafted; big safeties coming off foot fractures get re-checked. Fringe-draftable today in the 2027 class, with a healthy repeat season the difference between UDFA math and a real Day 3 rise.
Ceiling · 8.2
Projected 2026 starter (DB1) — real opportunity to climb; real room to grow (+1.0) · up-year team · Big 12 draft-temper.