Player Career

Vita Vea Career Story

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

Player Story

Vita Vea story

Vita Vea built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Milpitas, CA wearing No. 50, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Vita Vea's career was his defensive production: 83 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Washington. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Vita Vea's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 17 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington.

The arc is straightforward: Vita Vea moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Washington

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonWashington0
2015 Regular SeasonWashington00
2016 PostseasonWashington14.5226.114.5
2016 Regular SeasonWashington14.5226.10
2017 PostseasonWashington1326.15.8-1.5
2017 Regular SeasonWashington1326.15.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UCLA

Week 9 · W 44-23 · Conference game

Win 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 Idaho

Week 2 · W 59-14

3

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Rutgers

Week 1 · W 48-13

2

Havoc Plays

65.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Alabama

Week 1 · L 7-24 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

64.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.

#5

vs California

Week 6 · W 38-7 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

59.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Washington

14.5 primary output · 22 efficiency · 6.1 usage

57.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · Washington

57.6

14.5 primary · 22 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Washington

49

13 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games