Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019San Diego State
Kyahva Tezino
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyahva Tezino shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
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: New Mexico
Player Story
Kyahva Tezino built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Kyahva Tezino's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Kyahva Tezino, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · San Diego State. Kyahva Tezino shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 288
- TFL
- 31.5
- Sacks
- 14.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Kyahva Tezino quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 288
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Salesian · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Salesian · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 99 tackles · LB 58th (top 5%) · Mountain West 7th (top 2%) · National 68th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 2 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 7 | 17 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 7 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | San Diego State | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 79.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13 | 119 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 79.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | San Diego State | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13 | 96 | 9 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 64.7 |
Related Context
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Kyahva Tezino played LB for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kyahva Tezino recorded 288 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
San Diego State paired 28 primary output with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 58.6 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: New Mexico
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
58.6
Usage
18.8
Consistency
58.6
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Stanford: 0.5. Sacramento State: 3. Arizona State: 3. Eastern Michigan: 0. Boise State: 2. Air Force: 3. San José State: 0.5. Nevada: 1. New Mexico: 6. UNLV: 2. Fresno State: 3. Hawai'i: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 7 by 29.2. Stanford: 10 by 46.7. Sacramento State: 7 by 59.2. Arizona State: 9 by 67.5. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 7 by 49.2. Air Force: 15 by 80. San José State: 12 by 55. Nevada: 6 by 35. New Mexico: 12 by 100. UNLV: 14 by 70. Fresno State: 15 by 80. Hawai'i: 7 by 69.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.5 · Games = 7 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
100 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/20 | @ Ohio | L 0-27 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | L 30-31 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Fresno State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-23 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs UNLV10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-27 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | @ New Mexico10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 31-23 | 12 | 7 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | @ Nevada | L 24-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/21 | vs San José State10+ tackles | W 16-13 | 12 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Air Force10+ tackles · Splash game | W 21-17 | 15 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Boise StateSplash game | W 19-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 23-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Arizona StateSplash game | W 28-21 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Sacramento StateSplash game | W 28-14 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Stanford10+ tackles | L 10-31 | 10 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyahva Tezino story
Kyahva Tezino built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Kyahva Tezino's career was his defensive production: 288 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Kyahva Tezino's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
San Diego State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3 | 25.5 | 7.8 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 9 | 43.2 | 15.7 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 9 | 43.2 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | San Diego State | 28 | 58.6 | 18.8 | 19 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San Diego State | 28 | 58.6 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | San Diego State | 21 | 47.6 | 14.8 | -7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 21 | 47.6 | 14.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico
Week 10 · W 31-23 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ San José State
Week 10 · W 52-7 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Central Michigan
Week 1 · W 48-11 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Colorado State
Week 6 · W 24-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 35-10 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
82.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · San Diego State
28 primary output · 58.6 efficiency · 18.8 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · San Diego State
79.3
28 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 18.8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · San Diego State
64.7
21 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 14.8 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
16
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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