Personal
- Parents are Brandyn and Joselyn Akana
- Sister, Keonilei Akana, played volleyball at Texas and was a member of the 2022 and 2023 National Championship teams
Before BYU
- Played in nine games at Texas
- Originally a four-star prospect on 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
- An ESPN Top 300 Recruit in 2023 (113 overall)
- An All-America and all-league honoree and member of a state championship team
- Selected to participate in the 2023 All-American Bowl
- Chosen to the roster of the 2023 Polynesian Bowl
- Out of Skyridge HS, ranked No. 34 nationally, No. 4 among edge players and No. 1 overall in the state of Utah by 247Sports
- Rated No. 113 nationally, No. 9 among outside linebackers and No. 1 overall in the state of Utah by ESPN
- Ranked No. 121 nationally, No. 6 among outside linebackers and No. 1 overall in the state of Utah by Rivals
- 6A Player of the Year, first-team all-state and first-team All-Region 4-6A by the Deseret News in 2022
- Recorded 70 tackles, 14.5 sacks, 21 tackles for loss, 22 pressures and one forced fumble as a senior in 2022
- Also recruited out of high school by LSU, Texas A&M, Louisville, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Cal, Colorado, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, TCU, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington and Washington State