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Career Honors
- Outstanding Senior Award (2022)
- 2022 All-Pac-12 honorable mention linebacker
- 2022 All-Pac-12 fourth team linebacker (Phil Steele)
- Greg Piers Award- Special Teams (2019)
As a Senior (2022)
- Team Captain
- Outstanding Senior Award
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention linebacker
- All-Pac-12 fourth team linebacker (Phil Steele)
- Started in all 12 games
- Team leader with 79 tackles on the season
- Finished the year with 3.5 tackles for loss for nine yards, a sack, an interception and a pass breakup
- Also added two quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles
- Led the team with 10 tackles against Colgate (Sept. 3)
- Recorded second career interception in Stanford's win over ASU (Oct. 22) ... Totaled eight tackles and a TFL in the Reunion Homecoming win over the Sun Devils
- Matched career high in tackles with 12 (fifth time) and added a forced fumble in the Cardinal's matchup at Utah (Nov. 12)
As a Junior (2021)
- Played in all 12 games and tarted 11 at inside linebacker
- Led the team with 88 tackles, 49 solo, while adding 5.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a QB hurry
- Made at least eight tackles in six games
- Had five tackles, two solo, in the win at No. 14 USC (Sept. 11)
- Tied his career high in tackles with 12 against No. 24 UCLA (Sept. 25)
- Had nine tackles and a sack against No. 3 Oregon (Oct. 2)
- Made 12 tackles with a sack and two TFLs at Washington State (Oct. 16)
- Led the team with 12 tackles against Washington (Oct. 30)
- Had nine tackles with a TFL against Notre Dame (Nov. 27)
As a Sophomore (2020)
- Played in all six games and started each of the last four
- Finished second on the team with 42 tackles, adding 1/2 tackle for loss
- Also had one interception and one fumble recovery
- Had an interception and fumble recovery, both career firsts, at No. 12 Oregon (Nov. 7)
- Compiled nine tackles (three solo) at California in the 123rd Big Game (Nov. 27)
- Posted a game-high 10 tackles (four solo) at Oregon State (Dec. 12)
- Posted a career-high 12 tackles, including six solo, in a double-overtime win at UCLA (Dec. 19)
As a Freshman (2019)
- Greg Piers Award- Special Teams
- Played in one game - eligible to retain year of eligibility due to NCAA redshirt rules
- Made career debut against Notre Dame
Prior to Stanford
- Served two-year LDS mission in New Zealand
- Prepped at Ridgeline (Utah) under head coach Christopher Howell
- Also prepped at Mountain Crest (Utah) under head coach Mark Wooton
- Four-star recruit by Rivals
- Nation’s 18th-best inside linebacker by PrepStar, 36th by ESPN
- Nation’s 23rd-best outside linebacker by 247Sports, 25th by Rivals
- Utah’s fifth-best recruit by Rivals, sixth by 247Sports and PrepStar, 10th by Scout, 12th by ESPN
- 732 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns, 342 receiving yards and two touchdowns as a senior
- 63 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior
- 544 rushing yards on 62 carries and six touchdowns, 532 yards on 41 catches and seven touchdowns as a junior
- 87 tackles, six sacks, one interception, blocked punt returned for a touchdown as a junior
- 350 yards rushing in limited time as a sophomore
- 2017 Polynesian Bowl
- 2017 Hawk Award
- 2016 Logan Herald All-Valley Player of the Year
- 2015 Logan Herald All-Valley Defensive Player of the Year
- Two-time all-state
- Two-time all-region
- Also competed in basketball
Personal
- Born in Logan, Utah
- Full name is Levani Hengehenga Damuni
- Son of Waqa and Val Damuni
- Father played football at Utah State
- Father is assistant athletic director for football operations at Utah State
- Mother is a Bay Area native (Millbrae)
- Mother sold wedding ring to pay for children to play football for local Boys and Girls Club
- Has six siblings, Emosi, Junior, Jovesa, Lavinia, Lusiana and Damien
- Uncle, Jack Damuni, played football at BYU
- Cousin, Weslee Tonga, played football at Utah
- Cousin, Sonny Tonga Mahe, played volleyball at BYU
- Cousin, Kalani Tonga, played volleyball at Utah and BYU
- Enjoys hiking, camping and cooking
- Fijian and Tongan roots
- Both sets of grandparents migrated from South Pacific Islands
- Paternal grandparents helped build the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii
- Lived in Utah, Tennessee, Arkansas and Colorado growing up
- Related to Brandon Fanaika, Simi Fehoko, and Tangaloa Kaufusi