Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Vanderbilt
Nifae Lealao
DL • 6'5" • 312 lbs • Sacramento, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nifae Lealao shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Nifae Lealao built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 77, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Nifae Lealao's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Nifae Lealao, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Nifae Lealao shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 45
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Nifae Lealao quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · DL
- Career Tackles
- 45
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Capital Christian · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Capital Christian · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 77 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DL 238th (top 34%) · SEC 201st (top 34%) · National 1,785th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 21 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 |
Related Context
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Nifae Lealao played DL for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nifae Lealao recorded 45 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 12 primary output with 18 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
18
Usage
6
Consistency
60.8
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 1. Alabama A&M: 2. Kansas State: 0. Alabama: 1. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0.5. Ole Miss: 0. South Carolina: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Kentucky: 3. Missouri: 1.5. Tennessee: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 0 by 10. Alabama A&M: 3 by 32.5. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Georgia: 3 by 17.5. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Western Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Kentucky: 5 by 50.8. Missouri: 2 by 23.3. Tennessee: 0 by 10
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Tennessee | W 42-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Missouri | L 17-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs KentuckySplash game | L 21-44 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Western Kentucky | W 31-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ South Carolina | L 27-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Ole Miss | L 35-57 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Georgia | L 14-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Florida | L 24-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Alabama | L 0-59 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Kansas State | W 14-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Alabama A&MSplash game | W 42-0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 28-6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nifae Lealao story
Nifae Lealao built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 77, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Nifae Lealao's career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Nifae Lealao's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 10.5 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 10.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10.5 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · L 21-44 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Tennessee State
Week 8 · W 35-17
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 11 · L 17-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
vs Ole Miss
Week 12 · W 38-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 12 · L 17-45 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
12 primary output · 18 efficiency · 6 usage
57.1
#2
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
41.7
10.5 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
41.7
10.5 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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