Player Career

Harvey Unga Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    BYU

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2006200720072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonBYU923.47
2007 PostseasonBYU1,88258.636.71,873
2007 Regular SeasonBYU1,88258.636.70
2008 PostseasonBYU1,44150.338.1-441
2008 Regular SeasonBYU1,44150.338.10
2009 PostseasonBYU1,20857.533.6-233
2009 Regular SeasonBYU1,20857.533.60

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

83.9

#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