Usage Score
3.8
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 13 disruption score.
Efficiency
13
Consistency
33.3
Season Value
18.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Scouting Read
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Nifae Lealao, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Nifae Lealao shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13 disruption score.
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: 2016 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 9.5 primary output with 15.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Loss with 2 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
0.5
Efficiency
13
Usage
3.8
Consistency
33.3
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 1. Unknown: 1. Kansas State: 0. Alabama: 0. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0.5. Ole Miss: 0. South Carolina: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Kentucky: 2. Missouri: 0.5. Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 0 by 10. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. 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 4.2. Kentucky: 5 by 40.8. Missouri: 2 by 13.3. Tennessee: 0 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
40.8 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 Unknown | — | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 28-6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 9.5 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 9.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9.5 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 13 | 3.8 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#2
Kentucky
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.
#3
Missouri
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
#4
Western Kentucky
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 28.9 takeover score.
#5
Ole Miss
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 27.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt
9.5 primary output · 15.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
20.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
20.5
9.5 primary · 15.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
18.8
6 primary · 13 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.9542
Capital Christian · Sacramento, CA
- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
45
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.