DAMUNI QUICK HITS
- Three seasons with the Utes after spending 2019-22 at Stanford.
- Played in 57 career games with 24 starts, including 26 games (9 GS) at Utah.
- Returned to the Utes in 2025 after missing the 2024 season due to injury.
- His 338 career tackles finished 2025 as the eighth-most among active FBS players (led Big 12).
2025: Played in all 13 games, contributing 45 tackles (4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack), one fumble recovery and a QB hurry.
- Earned starts against BYU and Kansas State.
- Season-best 11 tackles came in the Senior Day victory over K-State.
- Made five stops in the win at Baylor, including a career-best 3.0 TFL.
- Came up with an 11-yard sack during the win over Arizona State.
- College Football Comeback Player of the Year Watch List.
- Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List.
2024: Did not see game action while recovering from injury.
2023: Played in all 13 games, making seven starts, leading the team with 87 tackles (2.5 TFL, 0.5 sack).
- Had double-digit tackles in five of the last six games.
- Tied for the team lead and led the linebacker room with 9.5 third-down stops.
- Season-best 12 stops came in two games, including at No. 5 Washington and vs. Northwestern in the Las Vegas Bowl.
- Also made 11 tackles vs. No. 8 Oregon, plus 10 apiece in the wins over Arizona State and Colorado.
- Had a three-yard TFL at No. 17 Arizona.
Prior to Utah: Played in 31 games with 15 starts at Stanford from 2019-22, racking up 206 tackles (9.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks), two interceptions, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.
- Served as a team captain in his final season.
- Watch List honors in 2022 included the Butkus Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy, Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and the East-West Shrine Bowl.
- Presented the 2019 Greg Piers Award, given to the most outstanding special teams scout team player.
- Had a team-leading 76 tackles (3.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) in 2022.
- Two games during 2022 with 10-plus tackles, matching his career-high with 12 stops at Utah.
- Second career interception came in 2022 in the win over Arizona State.
High School: Two-time All-State and All-Region honoree as a two-way player out of Ridgeline HS.
- Four-star recruit by Rivals.
- No. 18 inside linebacker in the nation on PrepStar.
- No. 5 recruit in the state of Utah on Rivals.
- Invited to the 2017 Polynesian Bowl.
- Named Logan Herald All-Valley Defensive Player of the Year (2015) and All-Valley Player of the Year (2016).
- Had 63 tackles (11 sacks) as a senior, along with 732 rushing yards (12 TD) and 342 receiving yards (2 TD).
- Contributed 87 tackles (6 sacks), an interception and a blocked punt return TD during his junior campaign.