Deseret News BYU has some significant holes to fill on the defensive line. Can the Cougars do it? Defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki says a rugged early schedule will test BYU’s defensive front, which is thin and inexperienced Share this story Kelsey Brunner, Deseret News Major 2020 contributors and starters Khyiris Tonga, Zac Dawe and Bracken El Bakri are in the NFL, at least for the time being, and rising star Seleti Fevaleaki is in the transfer portal. In other words, BYU’s defensive line in 2021 figures to be the most inexperienced position group on the team. Of the nine defensive linemen on the depth chart the Cougars finished the season with last year when they pummeled Central Florida in the Boca Raton Bowl, only five are back.