Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Washington State paired 30 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Player Stats
Hercules Mata'afa College Stats
Career production, season-by-season totals, and the selected-season workbench are grouped here for stat-first searches.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 29.5
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 12
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 76.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 10 | 35 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 76.5 |
Player insights
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.4 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: Nevada
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Washington State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
3
Efficiency
43.4
Usage
14.8
Consistency
62.7
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 3. Montana State: 5. Boise State: 3.5. Nevada: 7. USC: 2. California: 4. Colorado: 1. Arizona: 2. Stanford: 2.5. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 2 by 38.3. Montana State: 5 by 70.8. Boise State: 6 by 60. Nevada: 3 by 62.5. USC: 5 by 40.8. California: 3 by 52.5. Colorado: 5 by 30.8. Arizona: 3 by 32.5. Stanford: 3 by 37.5. Washington: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.5 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 4 · -1.3 vs Wins
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