Levani talks with Dan about moving around as a child and his football career.
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2023: Played in all nine games, starting at Baylor and vs. No. 8 Oregon.
- Credited with a team-leading 48 tackles (1.0 TFL).
- Season-best 11 takedowns came in the game vs. No. 8 Oregon.
- Followed that up with a 10-tackle effort against ASU.
- Has four games with six or more stops, which also includes his nine in the win at Baylor.
- Ranks second on the team with 6.0 third-down stops.
Prior to Utah: Played in 31 games with 15 starts at Stanford from 2019-22, racking up 207 tackles (9.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks), two interceptions, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.
- Served as 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.
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