Levani Damuni Season 2022

In the News

• Stanford's Mormon players share life experiences with team (Associated Press)

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