Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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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 24.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Mike Sota built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive end from Placentia, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Mike Sota's career was his defensive production: 93...
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- Committed To
- UTEP
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Mike Sota, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP. Mike Sota shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Mike Sota quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · DE
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Valencia · UTEP
- High school pipeline
- Valencia · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DE 97th (top 30%) · Conference USA 137th (top 22%) · National 1,352nd (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 47 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTEP | 7 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 31 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 57.9 |
Related Context
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Mike Sota played DE for UTEP. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mike Sota recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UTEP paired 16 primary output with 24.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.1 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: Louisiana Tech
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
24.1
Usage
9
Consistency
32.6
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Arizona: 2. UNLV: 0. Tennessee: 3. New Mexico State: 0. UTSA: 3. North Texas: 0.5. Louisiana Tech: 4. UAB: 0. Rice: 2. Middle Tennessee: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Southern Miss: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Arizona: 1 by 24.2. UNLV: 4 by 16.7. Tennessee: 2 by 38.3. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 2 by 38.3. North Texas: 5 by 25.8. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 52.5. UAB: 4 by 16.7. Rice: 2 by 28.3. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 1 by 9.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 1 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 11 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
52.5 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 | @ RiceSplash game | 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 TechSplash game | 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 | @ UTSASplash game | 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 Northern ArizonaSplash game | L 10-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mike Sota story
Mike Sota built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive end from Placentia, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Mike Sota's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mike Sota's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTEP
2014-2018
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Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 5.5 | 20.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTEP | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2.9 | -3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTEP | 16 | 24.1 | 9 | 13.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 8 · L 24-31 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 13 · W 52-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Tennessee
Week 3 · L 0-24
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#4
@ UTSA
Week 5 · L 21-30 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Southern Miss
Week 7 · L 0-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UTEP
16 primary output · 24.1 efficiency · 9 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · UTEP
28
5.5 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · UTEP
15.5
2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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