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Player Dossier
2006-2009BYU
Harvey Unga
RB • 6'0" • Provo, UT, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Harvey Unga leans workhorse runner traits and 57.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Harvey Unga built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Provo, UT wearing No. 45, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Harvey Unga's career was his backfield work: 3,455 rushing...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2005
Harvey Unga, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · BYU. Harvey Unga leans workhorse runner traits and 57.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,540
- Rushing yards
- 3,455
- Receiving yards
- 1,085
- Touchdowns
- 45
Quick Answers
Harvey Unga quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,540
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2007 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Timpview · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Timpview · 48 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,208 scrimmage yards · RB 35th (top 8%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 55th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | BYU | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2007 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 83.9 |
| 2007 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 1,840 | 1,211 | 629 | 17 | 83.9 |
| 2008 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 77 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 78.3 |
| 2008 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 1,364 | 1,061 | 303 | 14 | 78.3 |
| 2009 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 86 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 75.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 1,122 | 1,016 | 106 | 11 | 75.5 |
Related Context
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Harvey Unga played RB for BYU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Harvey Unga recorded 3,455 rushing yards, 1,085 receiving yards, and 45 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
BYU paired 1,882 primary output with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · BYU
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
100.7
Efficiency
57.5
Usage
33.6
Consistency
84.1
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 86. Tulane: 22. Florida State: 97. Colorado State: 113. Utah State: 118. UNLV: 149. San Diego State: 118. TCU: 134. Wyoming: 92. New Mexico: 84. Air Force: 79. Utah: 116
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 27 by 31.8. Tulane: 4 by 58.3. Florida State: 10 by 90.4. Colorado State: 22 by 53.5. Utah State: 21 by 58.5. UNLV: 20 by 77.6. San Diego State: 28 by 37. TCU: 24 by 59.9. Wyoming: 17 by 55.8. New Mexico: 14 by 53.4. Air Force: 14 by 61.6. Utah: 23 by 52.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins97.7 · Games = 10 · -17.8 vs Losses
Losses115.5 · Games = 2 · +17.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
90.4 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/23 | vs Oregon State | W 44-20 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Utah100 rush yards | W 26-23 | 23 | 116 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5.0 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Air Force | W 38-21 | 11 | 67 | 6.10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5.6 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ New Mexico | W 24-19 | 11 | 50 | 4.50 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 6 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Wyoming | W 52-0 | 16 | 85 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs TCU100 rush yards | L 7-38 | 21 | 123 | 5.90 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ San Diego State | W 38-28 | 26 | 81 | 3.10 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 4.2 |
| Sun 10/11 | @ UNLV100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 59-21 | 20 | 149 | 7.40 | 3 | — | — | 7.5 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Utah State100 rush yards | W 35-17 | 21 | 118 | 5.60 | 1 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Colorado State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 42-23 | 22 | 113 | 5.10 | 3 | — | — | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Florida State | L 28-54 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 1 | — | — | 9.7 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Tulane | W 54-3 | 3 | 17 | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.5 |
Player Story
Harvey Unga story
Harvey Unga built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Provo, UT wearing No. 45, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Harvey Unga's career was his backfield work: 3,455 rushing yards, 696 carries, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 1,085 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with BYU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,085 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.
The arc is straightforward: Harvey Unga moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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BYU
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200720072008200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | BYU | 9 | 23.4 | 7 | — |
| 2007 Postseason | BYU | 1,882 | 58.6 | 36.7 | 1,873 |
| 2007 Regular Season | BYU | 1,882 | 58.6 | 36.7 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | BYU | 1,441 | 50.3 | 38.1 | -441 |
| 2008 Regular Season | BYU | 1,441 | 50.3 | 38.1 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | BYU | 1,208 | 57.5 | 33.6 | -233 |
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 1,208 | 57.5 | 33.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UNLV
Week 7 · W 24-14 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
221
Scrimmage Yards
91.6 takeover
221 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.
#2
@ UNLV
Week 6 · W 59-21 · Conference game
149
Scrimmage Yards
90 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
149 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.
#3
vs Eastern Washington
Week 8 · W 42-7
202
Scrimmage Yards
89.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
202 scrimmage yards and 40.3 usage.
#4
@ Washington
Week 2 · W 28-27
175
Scrimmage Yards
87.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
175 scrimmage yards and 50.9 usage.
#5
@ San Diego State
Week 14 · W 48-27 · Conference game
190
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
190 scrimmage yards and 36.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · BYU
1,882 primary output · 58.6 efficiency · 36.7 usage
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#2
2007 Regular Season · BYU
83.9
1,882 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 36.7 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · BYU
78.3
1,441 primary · 50.3 efficiency · 38.1 usage
Milestones
15
100+ rush yards
9
150+ scrimmage yards
12
2+ TD games
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