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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018BYU
Sione Takitaki
LB • 6'2" • 231 lbs • Fontana, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sione Takitaki shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Portland State
Player Story
Sione Takitaki built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Fontana, CA wearing No. 16, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Sione Takitaki's career was his defensive production: 180...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 80
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Sione Takitaki, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · BYU. Sione Takitaki shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 19.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 5
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Sione Takitaki BYU Highlights
2018 · BYU · Player Highlight
Sione Takitaki college highlights at BYU.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Sione Takitaki quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · BYU
- Top game
- Portland State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Heritage · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Heritage · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 3 · Pick 16 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 101 tackles · LB 52nd (top 5%) · FBS Independents 6th (top 3%) · National 61st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 79 | 12.5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 73.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | BYU | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64.3 |
Related Context
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Sione Takitaki played LB for BYU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sione Takitaki recorded 180 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
BYU paired 23.5 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 48.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
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 Postseason · BYU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
48.5
Usage
15.9
Consistency
44.8
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 2. Arizona: 2. California: 4. Wisconsin: 1. McNeese: 0. Washington: 0. Utah State: 1. Hawai'i: 1. Northern Illinois: 2. Boise State: 0. Massachusetts: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 19 by 70. Arizona: 4 by 36.7. California: 5 by 60.8. Wisconsin: 12 by 60. McNeese: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 6 by 25. Utah State: 9 by 47.5. Hawai'i: 6 by 35. Northern Illinois: 11 by 65.8. Boise State: 11 by 45.8. Massachusetts: 14 by 70
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
70 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/21 | vs Western Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | W 49-18 | 19 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Massachusetts10+ tackles · Splash game | W 35-16 | 14 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | @ Boise State10+ tackles | L 16-21 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles · Splash game | L 6-7 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/14 | vs Hawai'i | W 49-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Utah State | L 20-45 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/30 | @ Washington | L 7-35 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs McNeese | W 30-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles | W 24-21 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | L 18-21 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | @ ArizonaSplash game | W 28-23 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Sione Takitaki story
Sione Takitaki built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Fontana, CA wearing No. 16, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Sione Takitaki's career was his defensive production: 180 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with BYU. 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 Sione Takitaki's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.
The arc is straightforward: Sione Takitaki 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
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BYU
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 23.5 | 43.4 | 15.6 | 23.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | BYU | 15 | 48.5 | 15.9 | -8.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 15 | 48.5 | 15.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Portland State
Week 1 · W 20-6
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs California
Week 2 · L 18-21
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs San José State
Week 9 · W 41-20
4
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Fresno State
Week 10 · L 13-20
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 49-18 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · BYU
23.5 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 15.6 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · BYU
64.3
15 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · BYU
64.3
15 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 15.9 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
11
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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