Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2012San José State
Ina Liaina
RB • 6'1" • Oxnard, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ina Liaina leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Ina Liaina built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 42, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Ina Liaina's career was his backfield work: 150...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Ina Liaina, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · San José State. Ina Liaina leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 284
- Rushing yards
- 150
- Receiving yards
- 134
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Ina Liaina quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 284
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · San José State
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rio Mesa · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Rio Mesa · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 208 scrimmage yards · RB 278th (top 57%) · Western Athletic 47th (top 40%) · National 924th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | San José State | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San José State | 3 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 27.2 |
| 2012 Postseason | San José State | 12 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 192 | 96 | 96 | 3 | 50.8 |
Related Context
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Ina Liaina played RB for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ina Liaina recorded 150 rushing yards, 134 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
San José State paired 208 primary output with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · San José State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
17.3
Efficiency
34.4
Usage
6.1
Consistency
51.4
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 16. Stanford: 7. UC Davis: 16. Colorado State: 16. San Diego State: 4. Utah State: 20. UTSA: 4. Texas State: 3. Idaho: 1. New Mexico State: 62. BYU: 37. Louisiana Tech: 22
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 3 by 34.7. Stanford: 2 by 36.5. UC Davis: 4 by 37.5. Colorado State: 6 by 27.4. San Diego State: 2 by 27.1. Utah State: 4 by 36.5. UTSA: 1 by 41.7. Texas State: 1 by 25. Idaho: 2 by 5.2. New Mexico State: 3 by 62.5. BYU: 7 by 50.1. Louisiana Tech: 8 by 28.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins18.1 · Games = 10 · +4.6 vs Losses
Losses13.5 · Games = 2 · -4.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | @ Bowling Green | W 29-20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5.3 |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 52-43 | 8 | 22 | 2.80 | 1 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sun 11/18 | vs BYU | W 20-14 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ New Mexico State | W 47-7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 20.7 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Idaho | W 42-13 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Texas State | W 31-20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ UTSA | W 52-24 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Utah State | L 27-49 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 |
| Sun 9/23 | @ San Diego State | W 38-34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Colorado State | W 40-20 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Sun 9/9 | vs UC Davis | W 45-13 | 3 | 10 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Stanford | L 17-20 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
Player Story
Ina Liaina story
Ina Liaina built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 42, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Ina Liaina's career was his backfield work: 150 rushing yards, 54 carries, 1 rushing touchdown, and 134 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 134 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ina Liaina'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.
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San José State
2008-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820092010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | San José State | 37 | 26.3 | 3.7 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | -37 |
| 2010 Regular Season | San José State | 15 | 46.9 | 4 | 15 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San José State | 24 | 45.8 | 2.3 | 9 |
| 2012 Postseason | San José State | 208 | 34.4 | 6.1 | 184 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San José State | 208 | 34.4 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico State
Week 11 · W 47-7 · Conference game
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62
Scrimmage Yards
60 takeover
62 scrimmage yards and 6.1 usage.
#2
vs New Mexico State
Week 4 · W 34-24 · Conference game
15
Scrimmage Yards
57.2 takeover
Win with 15 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
15 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.
#3
@ Hawai'i
Week 12 · L 7-41 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
49.8 takeover
Loss with 9 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
9 scrimmage yards and 6.3 usage.
#4
vs BYU
Week 12 · W 20-14
37
Scrimmage Yards
49 takeover
Win with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
37 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.
#5
vs San Diego State
Week 3 · W 35-10
12
Scrimmage Yards
48.1 takeover
Win with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
12 scrimmage yards and 9.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · San José State
208 primary output · 34.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage
50.8
#2
2012 Regular Season · San José State
50.8
208 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · San José State
39.7
15 primary · 46.9 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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