Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2010Nevada
Vai Taua
RB • 5'10" • Lompoc, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Vai Taua leans workhorse runner traits and 60.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
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
83
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player 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...
Read the storyVai Taua, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Nevada. Vai Taua leans workhorse runner traits and 60.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,159
- Rushing yards
- 4,588
- Receiving yards
- 571
- Touchdowns
- 53
Quick Answers
Vai Taua quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,159
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · Nevada
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,836 scrimmage yards · RB 3rd (top 1%) · Western Athletic 2nd (top 2%) · National 5th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Nevada | 4 | 115 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 32.5 |
| 2008 Postseason | Nevada | 13 | 118 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 81.3 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Nevada | 13 | 1,646 | 1,420 | 226 | 16 | 81.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Nevada | 11 | 1,444 | 1,345 | 99 | 12 | 80.5 |
| 2010 Postseason | Nevada | 13 | 86 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 85.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Nevada | 13 | 1,750 | 1,534 | 216 | 22 | 85.3 |
Related Context
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Vai Taua played RB for Nevada. Across 4 tracked seasons, Vai Taua recorded 4,588 rushing yards, 571 receiving yards, and 53 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Nevada paired 1,836 primary output with 60.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 65.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Postseason · Nevada
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
135.7
Efficiency
65.2
Usage
33.4
Consistency
68.7
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 118. Grambling: 103. Texas Tech: 66. Missouri: 64. UNLV: 135. Idaho: 97. New Mexico State: 237. Utah State: 188. Hawai'i: 156. Fresno State: 263. San José State: 122. Boise State: 119. Louisiana Tech: 96
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 24 by 47.9. Grambling: 12 by 85.8. Texas Tech: 12 by 58.7. Missouri: 18 by 34.4. UNLV: 21 by 67.2. Idaho: 22 by 45.2. New Mexico State: 25 by 89.5. Utah State: 21 by 82.2. Hawai'i: 17 by 88.2. Fresno State: 28 by 89.1. San José State: 21 by 67.6. Boise State: 20 by 58.3. Louisiana Tech: 25 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins143.4 · Games = 7 · +16.8 vs Losses
Losses126.7 · Games = 6 · -16.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
89.5 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/30 | vs Maryland100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 35-42 | 23 | 101 | 4.40 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 35-31 | 22 | 61 | 2.80 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Boise State | L 34-41 | 14 | 75 | 5.40 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 6.0 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs San José State100 rush yards | W 41-17 | 18 | 125 | 6.90 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5.8 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Fresno State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-28 | 28 | 263 | 9.40 | 1 | — | — | 9.4 |
| Sun 10/26 | @ Hawai'i100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 31-38 | 16 | 160 | 10 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 9.2 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Utah State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-17 | 17 | 122 | 7.20 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 9.0 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs New Mexico State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 45-48 | 20 | 188 | 9.40 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.5 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Idaho2+ TD | W 49-14 | 21 | 90 | 4.30 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4.4 |
| Sun 9/28 | @ UNLV100 rush yards | W 49-27 | 19 | 123 | 6.50 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Missouri | L 17-69 | 15 | 47 | 3.10 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3.6 |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Texas Tech | L 19-35 | 11 | 63 | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Grambling100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 49-13 | 12 | 103 | 8.60 | 2 | — | — | 8.6 |
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
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Nevada
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082008200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Nevada | 115 | 52.7 | 9.2 | — |
| 2008 Postseason | Nevada | 1,764 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 1,649 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Nevada | 1,764 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Nevada | 1,444 | 78.8 | 29.9 | -320 |
| 2010 Postseason | Nevada | 1,836 | 60.8 | 37 | 392 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Nevada | 1,836 | 60.8 | 37 | 0 |
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
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