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Player Dossier
2015-2018UTSA
Josiah Tauaefa
LB • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Corinth, TX, USA
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Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Player Story
Josiah Tauaefa built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Corinth, TX wearing No. 55, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Josiah Tauaefa's career was his defensive production: 255...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Josiah Tauaefa, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · UTSA. Josiah Tauaefa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 255
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Josiah Tauaefa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · LB
- Career Tackles
- 255
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · UTSA
- Top game
- Rice
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lake Dallas · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Lake Dallas · 18 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 111 tackles · LB 35th (top 3%) · Conference USA 5th (top 1%) · National 38th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | UTSA | 13 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 77.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTSA | 13 | 104 | 7.5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 77.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTSA | 8 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTSA | 12 | 111 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 68.6 |
Related Context
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Josiah Tauaefa played LB for UTSA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josiah Tauaefa recorded 255 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
UTSA paired 24 primary output with 53.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 52.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · UTSA
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
52.2
Usage
15.3
Consistency
43
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 1. Baylor: 0. Kansas State: 3. Texas State: 6. UTEP: 0. Rice: 1. Louisiana Tech: 1.5. Southern Miss: 1.5. UAB: 0. Florida International: 1.5. Marshall: 0. North Texas: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 10 by 51.7. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. Kansas State: 4 by 46.7. Texas State: 9 by 87.5. UTEP: 8 by 33.3. Rice: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana Tech: 13 by 65. Southern Miss: 13 by 65. UAB: 8 by 33.3. Florida International: 10 by 56.7. Marshall: 12 by 50. North Texas: 14 by 85
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 3 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 9 · -1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/25 | vs North Texas10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-24 | 14 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Marshall10+ tackles | L 0-23 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Florida International10+ tackles | L 7-45 | 10 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ UAB | L 3-52 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Southern Miss10+ tackles | L 17-27 | 13 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Louisiana Tech10+ tackles | L 3-31 | 13 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Rice | W 20-3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs UTEP | W 30-21 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Texas State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 25-21 | 9 | 7 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 17-41 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Baylor | L 20-37 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | @ Arizona State10+ tackles | L 7-49 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josiah Tauaefa story
Josiah Tauaefa built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Corinth, TX wearing No. 55, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Josiah Tauaefa's career was his defensive production: 255 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UTSA. 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 Josiah Tauaefa's production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UTSA.
The arc is straightforward: Josiah Tauaefa 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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UTSA
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | UTSA | 24 | 53.7 | 15 | 24 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTSA | 24 | 53.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTSA | 9 | 26.3 | 5.6 | -15 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTSA | 19 | 52.2 | 15.3 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rice
Week 7 · W 14-13 · Conference game
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas State
Week 4 · W 25-21
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Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Alabama State
Week 1 · W 26-13
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Havoc Plays
87.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.6 takeover score.
#4
vs North Texas
Week 13 · L 21-24 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico
Week 1 · L 20-23 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · UTSA
24 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 15 usage
77.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · UTSA
77.5
24 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 15 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UTSA
68.6
19 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 15.3 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
13
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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