Player Dossier

2016-2019

Washington

Benning Potoa'e

DL • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Dupont, WA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Benning Potoa'e shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.7

Efficiency

21.8

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

18.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Washington

1616171718181919

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Washington
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Benning Potoa'e, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Washington. Benning Potoa'e shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Washington paired 11.5 primary output with 21.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 21.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Washington

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

21.8

Usage

7.7

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Boise State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

1234567891011

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0.5. Unknown: 5. California: 0. Hawai'i: 0. BYU: 3. Stanford: 0. Arizona: 2. Oregon: 0. Utah: 1. Colorado: 0. Washington State: 0

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. Boise State: 2 by 13.3. Unknown: 4 by 66.7. California: 3 by 12.5. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 3 by 42.5. Stanford: 4 by 16.7. Arizona: 2 by 28.3. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 5 by 30.8. Colorado: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.1 · n=5 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -0.9 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · n=6 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

66.7 vs Unknown

Result
Sun 12/22vs Boise StateW 38-7210.5000
Fri 11/29vs Washington StateW 31-1322000
Sun 11/24@ ColoradoL 14-2022000
Sat 11/2vs UtahL 28-33520.500.500
Sat 10/19vs OregonL 31-3510000
Sun 10/13@ ArizonaW 51-2722110
Sun 10/6@ StanfordL 13-2343000
Sat 9/21@ BYUSplash gameW 45-1933210
Sat 9/14vs Hawai'iW 52-2020000
Sun 9/8vs CaliforniaL 19-2030000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game43320

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Washington

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonWashington29.93.1
2016 Regular SeasonWashington29.93.10
2017 PostseasonWashington817.54.86
2017 Regular SeasonWashington817.54.80
2018 PostseasonWashington4.516.36.4-3.5
2018 Regular SeasonWashington4.516.36.40
2019 PostseasonWashington11.521.87.77
2019 Regular SeasonWashington11.521.87.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

#2

Arizona State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#3

UCLA

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#4

Washington State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#5

Oregon State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Washington

11.5 primary output · 21.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage

18.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Washington

18.9

11.5 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Washington

15.3

8 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9129

Lakes · Lakewood, WA

Committed To
Washington
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

112

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Benning Potoa'e quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
112