Nusi Taumoepeau holds the RDE · Starter spot in BYU Cougars’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Nusi Taumoepeau is a 6'3", 240-pound right defensive end from Saratoga Springs, Utah, who prepped at Westlake High School. As a senior, he recorded 88 total tackles, 12 sacks, and 13 tackles for loss while earning Deseret First-Team 6A All-State honors. A three-star recruit in the 2025 class, Taumoepeau appeared in nine games as a freshman in 2025, including one start. He finished with 12 total tackles, 4 quarterback hurries, 1 sack, and 2 tackles for loss. Taumoepeau started in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, recording six tackles, one tackle for loss, and one forced fumble.