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Khalil Laufau is a defensive tackle from Salt Lake City, Utah, who attended Herriman High School as a three-star prospect. He spent two seasons at Washington State (2023–24), appearing in 19 career games with three starts and recording 28 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and 4.0 sacks. During 2024, Laufau played in 10 games including three starts, accumulating 16 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, and 4.0 sacks while posting an 80.0 run-defense grade that ranked 19th among Group of Five interior linemen. At Houston in 2025, he started all 12 games in which he appeared, posting 34 total tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 quarterback hurries across 12 contests. From Herriman HS · Salt Lake City, UT.

Khalil Laufau appeared in 12 of 13 games in 2025.

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