Player Career

Vai Taua Career Story

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

Player Story

Vai Taua story

Vai Taua built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Lompoc, CA wearing No. 34, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Vai Taua's career was his backfield work: 4,588 rushing yards, 711 carries, 45 rushing touchdowns, and 571 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Nevada. 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 571 receiving yards and 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.

The arc is straightforward: Vai Taua 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.

  1. 1

    Nevada

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082008200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonNevada11552.79.2
2008 PostseasonNevada1,76465.233.41,649
2008 Regular SeasonNevada1,76465.233.40
2009 Regular SeasonNevada1,44478.829.9-320
2010 PostseasonNevada1,83660.837392
2010 Regular SeasonNevada1,83660.8370

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Fresno State

Week 11 · W 41-28 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

263

Scrimmage Yards

96.4 takeover

263 scrimmage yards and 41.2 usage.

#2

vs Fresno State

Week 11 · W 52-14 · Conference game

179

Scrimmage Yards

95.2 takeover

Win with 179 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

179 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.

#3

vs San José State

Week 6 · W 35-13 · Conference game

214

Scrimmage Yards

94.6 takeover

Win with 214 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

214 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.

#4

@ UNLV

Week 5 · W 44-26

205

Scrimmage Yards

93.4 takeover

Win with 205 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

205 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#5

vs New Mexico State

Week 7 · L 45-48 · Conference game

237

Scrimmage Yards

93.2 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

237 scrimmage yards and 43.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Nevada

1,836 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 37 usage

85.3

#2

2010 Regular Season · Nevada

85.3

1,836 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 37 usage

#3

2008 Postseason · Nevada

81.3

1,764 primary · 65.2 efficiency · 33.4 usage

Milestones

26

100+ rush yards

16

150+ scrimmage yards

14

2+ TD games