Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Wisconsin
Olive Sagapolu
NT • 6'2" • 338 lbs • Pago Pago, American Samoa
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Olive Sagapolu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Olive Sagapolu built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a nose tackle from Pago Pago wearing No. 99, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Olive Sagapolu's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Olive Sagapolu, NT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Olive Sagapolu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Olive Sagapolu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · NT
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- BYU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Wyomissing · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Wyomissing · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · NT 9th (top 35%) · Big Ten 191st (top 31%) · National 1,790th (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 16.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 16 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 8 | 23 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 62 |
Related Context
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Olive Sagapolu played NT for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Olive Sagapolu recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 8.5 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.6 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: BYU
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
22.6
Usage
7
Consistency
66.9
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. New Mexico: 1. BYU: 2. Iowa: 0. Nebraska: 1. Michigan: 2. Illinois: 1.5. Northwestern: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 4 by 36.7. Iowa: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3. Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Illinois: 1 by 19.2. Northwestern: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · +1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/27 | @ Northwestern | L 17-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Illinois | W 49-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 13-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Nebraska | W 41-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Iowa | W 28-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs BYUSplash game | L 21-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs New Mexico | W 45-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Western Kentucky | W 34-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Olive Sagapolu story
Olive Sagapolu built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a nose tackle from Pago Pago wearing No. 99, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Olive Sagapolu's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 interception across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Olive Sagapolu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Wisconsin
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 2 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 7.5 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 7.5 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 8.5 | 22.6 | 7 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs BYU
Week 3 · L 21-24
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami
Week 1 · W 34-24 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 11 · W 38-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 8 · W 38-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan
Week 7 · L 13-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
8.5 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 7 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
37.7
7.5 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Wisconsin
37.7
7.5 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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