BYU Football Adds Four-Star Nusi Taumoepeau To 2025 Class
Mar 31, 2025, 9:46 AM
BYU football picked up a commitment from Westlake High edge rusher and former Stanford signee Nusi Taumoepeau. (Courtesy of BYU Photo)
(Courtesy of BYU Photo)
PROVO, Utah— BYU football added a late, potential impact addition to its 2025 high school recruiting class.
Westlake High edge rusher Nusi Taumoepeau announced he has committed to BYU.
Nusi Taumoepeau commits to BYU football
The 6-foot-3, 225-pound prospect was previously signed to join the Stanford Cardinal in the 2025 season. However, after Troy Taylor was dismissed as Stanford’s head coach, Taumoepeau was released from his commitment to Stanford. That opened his recruitment, bringing him to BYU.
I’m HOME! RISE AND SHOUT, GO COUGS!! 🏠🤙🏽@BYUfootball @kalanifsitake @Coach_Popp @CoachJayHill pic.twitter.com/svZn2qgkKL
— Nusi Taumoepeau (@nusgotdajuice) March 31, 2025
“I’m HOME! RISE AND SHOUT, GO COUGS,” wrote Taumoepeau on Monday on X.
He added, “Blessed to have so much love and support during this time and always! Thank you and love you all! Home is where God says it is. When he says move, you MOVE! All Glory to Him!”
Taumoepeau was one of the top prospects in Utah during the 2025 cycle.
He’s a four-star prospect in the 247Sports rankings and is rated as the 224th prospect in the country.
Taumoepeau is a three-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, which aggregates the rankings of all the major recruiting services. He is ranked 580th nationally.
In Utah, Taumoepeau was rated by 247Sports as the third-best recruit. That gives BYU two of the top five in-state prospects during the 2025 cycle, joining Lone Peak High’s Austin Pay, who recently left to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Highly productive player at Westlake High School
Taumoepeau was a highly productive pass rusher during his senior year at Westlake. In 2024, he had 88 tackles and 13 sacks for Westlake.
BYU loaded up on edge rushers during the 2025 cycle. The addition of Taumoepeau joins former Utah signee Hunter Clegg, Texas transfer Tausili Akana, Vincent Tautua from Honolulu, Hawaii, Ulavai Fetuli out of La Habra, California, and Taumoepeau’s high school teammate, Sale Fano.
BYU’s recruiting class was now bumped up to No. 55 in the overall composite of the team recruiting rankings in the 2025 cycle, by 247Sports.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
