Player Career

Mike Sota Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UTEP

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUTEP0
2015 Regular SeasonUTEP00
2016 Regular SeasonUTEP5.520.95.15.5
2017 Regular SeasonUTEP2.512.52.9-3
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP1624.1913.5

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

57.9

#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