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Player Dossier
2015-2018San Diego State
Ronley Lakalaka
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Kalihi, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ronley Lakalaka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
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
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Ronley Lakalaka built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Kalihi, HI wearing No. 39, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Ronley Lakalaka's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Ronley Lakalaka, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · San Diego State. Ronley Lakalaka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 204
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Ronley Lakalaka quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 204
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Punahou · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Punahou · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 39 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 292nd (top 25%) · Mountain West 63rd (top 12%) · National 657th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | San Diego State | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 36 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 14 | 63 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 67 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | San Diego State | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 65.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 44 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 65.4 |
Related Context
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Ronley Lakalaka played LB for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ronley Lakalaka recorded 204 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
San Diego State paired 13.5 primary output with 28.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.6 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: Ohio
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
28.6
Usage
9.3
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 3. Stanford: 2. Sacramento State: 0. Arizona State: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Boise State: 1. Air Force: 1. San José State: 0. Nevada: 3. New Mexico: 1. UNLV: 1. Hawai'i: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 6 by 55. Stanford: 1 by 24.2. Sacramento State: 6 by 25. Arizona State: 4 by 26.7. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 30. Boise State: 2 by 18.3. Air Force: 5 by 30.8. San José State: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 5 by 50.8. New Mexico: 0 by 10. UNLV: 8 by 43.3. Hawai'i: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 5 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
55 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/20 | @ OhioSplash game | L 0-27 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Hawai'i | L 30-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs UNLV | L 24-27 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | @ New Mexico | W 31-23 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | @ NevadaSplash game | L 24-28 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/21 | vs San José State | W 16-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Air Force | W 21-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Boise State | W 19-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 23-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Arizona State | W 28-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Sacramento State | W 28-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 10-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Ronley Lakalaka story
Ronley Lakalaka built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Kalihi, HI wearing No. 39, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Ronley Lakalaka's career was his defensive production: 204 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with San Diego State. 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 Ronley Lakalaka's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San Diego State.
The arc is straightforward: Ronley Lakalaka 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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San Diego State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | San Diego State | 7 | 26.4 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 7 | 26.4 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 9.5 | 35.4 | 11.8 | 2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 9.5 | 35.4 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | San Diego State | 13.5 | 28.6 | 9.3 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13.5 | 28.6 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nevada
Week 12 · W 42-23 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Ohio
Week 1 · L 0-27 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
@ Nevada
Week 9 · L 24-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Houston
Week 1 · W 34-10 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Wyoming
Week 14 · W 27-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · San Diego State
13.5 primary output · 28.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage
65.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · San Diego State
65.4
13.5 primary · 28.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · San Diego State
57.2
9.5 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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