Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Nevada
Asauni Rufus
DB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Bakersfield, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Asauni Rufus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Asauni Rufus built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Asauni Rufus' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Asauni Rufus, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Nevada. Asauni Rufus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 235
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Asauni Rufus quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · DB
- Career Tackles
- 235
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Nevada
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bakersfield · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- Bakersfield · 17 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · DB 70th (top 9%) · Mountain West 37th (top 7%) · National 353rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 95 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 9 | 75 | 5.5 | 1.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 13 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54.1 |
Related Context
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Asauni Rufus played DB for Nevada. Across 5 tracked seasons, Asauni Rufus recorded 4 rushing yards and 235 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Nevada paired 10 primary output with 40.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Nevada
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
28.5
Usage
6.1
Consistency
37.1
Best Game by takeover score
Air Force
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 0. Portland State: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Oregon State: 2. Toledo: 0. Air Force: 2.5. Fresno State: 1. Boise State: 0.5. Hawai'i: 2. San Diego State: 0. Colorado State: 1. San José State: 1. UNLV: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 6 by 25. Portland State: 4 by 16.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Oregon State: 7 by 49.2. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 10 by 66.7. Fresno State: 3 by 22.5. Boise State: 4 by 21.7. Hawai'i: 2 by 28.3. San Diego State: 5 by 20.8. Colorado State: 4 by 26.7. San José State: 5 by 30.8. UNLV: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 5 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Air Force
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Arkansas State | W 16-13 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | @ UNLV | L 29-34 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ San José State | W 21-12 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Colorado State | W 49-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | vs San Diego State | W 28-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/21 | @ Hawai'iSplash game | W 40-22 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/14 | vs Boise State | L 27-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Fresno State | L 3-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Air Force10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-25 | 10 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Toledo | L 44-63 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 37-35 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Vanderbilt | L 10-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Portland State | W 72-19 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Asauni Rufus story
Asauni Rufus built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Asauni Rufus' career was his defensive production: 235 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards and 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Asauni Rufus' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nevada
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 6.5 | 38.4 | 9.3 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 10 | 40.3 | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 10 | 28.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 10 | 28.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 4 · L 7-45
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
95.6 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Air Force
Week 5 · W 28-25 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs San Diego State
Week 11 · L 16-46 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 12 · W 38-37 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Oregon State
Week 3 · W 37-35
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Nevada
10 primary output · 40.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
62.8
#2
2018 Postseason · Nevada
54.1
10 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Nevada
54.1
10 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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