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Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, ND's star LB, gets high grade from PFF College

Nairavoice · Oct 9, 2026 · 1 min read

Notre Dame junior linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa has been a bit banged up so far this season.

He missed Week 1 against Wisconsin, and reports are saying that the junior will be out for the Irish’s Saturday matchup against Stanford with a left thumb injury.

However, when he’s healthy, Viliamu-Asa is one of the top linebackers in the country. PFF College recently recognized the junior standout as the highest-graded linebacker at 92.1.

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Viliamu-Asa’s grade is nearly 1.5 points more than UCLA’s Sammy Omosigho, who has a 90.7. LSU’s TJ Dottery came in third with a 90.1.

Through four games this season, Viliamu-Asa has racked up 13 tackles, a fumble recovery, an interception and a pass deflection for Notre Dame. In his career so far, he has 98 tackles, four sacks, three fumble recoveries, a few pass breakups, three picks and six pass deflections.

The US LBM Coaches Poll No. 3 Irish will host Stanford on Saturday.

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This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, ND’s star LB, gets high grade from PFF College

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