Usage Score
3.5
Player Dossier
2016-2020BYU
Kavika Fonua
LB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Syracuse, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kavika Fonua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.7
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
9.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
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.
Kavika Fonua, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · BYU. Kavika Fonua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
BYU paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Win with 2 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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2020 Postseason · BYU
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
3.5
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. Navy: 0. Troy: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. UTSA: 2. Houston: 0. Texas State: 1. Boise State: 0. Unknown: 0. San Diego State: 1
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. UCF: 5 by 20.8. Navy: 2 by 8.3. Troy: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 12.5. UTSA: 3 by 32.5. Houston: 1 by 4.2. Texas State: 3 by 22.5. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.6 · n=9
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=10
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/23 | vs UCF | W 49-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/13 | vs San Diego State | W 28-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Boise State | W 51-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Texas State | W 52-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Houston | W 43-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs UTSASplash game | W 27-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 45-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/27 | vs Troy | W 48-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 9/8 | @ Navy | W 55-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
BYU
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Progression
20162016201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 1 | 10 | 2.2 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 1 | 10 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | BYU | 9 | 33.2 | 7.6 | 9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 9 | 33.2 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | BYU | 5 | 16.7 | 3.5 | -4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | BYU | 5 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Hawai'i
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#2
Tennessee
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
#3
UTSA
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.
#4
Arizona
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.
#5
Utah State
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 34.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · BYU
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
33.3
#2
2019 Postseason · BYU
15.1
9 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · BYU
15.1
9 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7667
Syracuse · Syracuse, UT
- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
135
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.