Usage Score
10
Player Dossier
2014-2018UTEP
Mike Sota
DE • 6'5" • 280 lbs • Placentia, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mike Sota shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
21.6
Consistency
39.7
Season Value
24.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Mike Sota, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP. Mike Sota shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UTEP paired 13 primary output with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
21.6
Usage
10
Consistency
39.7
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. UNLV: 0. Tennessee: 3. New Mexico State: 0. UTSA: 2. North Texas: 0.5. Louisiana Tech: 3. UAB: 0. Rice: 1. Middle Tennessee: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Southern Miss: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. UNLV: 4 by 16.7. Tennessee: 2 by 38.3. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 2 by 28.3. North Texas: 5 by 25.8. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 42.5. UAB: 4 by 16.7. Rice: 2 by 18.3. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 1 by 9.2
Split Comparison
Losses1 · n=10
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games1.1 · n=12
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Southern Miss | L 7-39 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Western Kentucky | L 16-40 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 32-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Rice | W 34-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs UAB | L 0-19 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 24-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs North Texas | L 24-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ UTSA | L 21-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs New Mexico State | L 20-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ TennesseeSplash game | L 0-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ UNLV | L 24-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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UTEP
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 3.5 | 19.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTEP | 2.5 | 12.5 | 3.5 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTEP | 13 | 21.6 | 10 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tennessee
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.
#2
Florida Atlantic
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#3
Louisiana Tech
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.8 takeover score.
#4
Southern Miss
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
#5
UTSA
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · UTEP
13 primary output · 21.6 efficiency · 10 usage
24.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · UTEP
10.6
3.5 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · UTEP
7.7
2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7333
Valencia · Placentia, CA
- Committed To
- UTEP
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
93
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.