Usage Score
7.7
Player Dossier
2015-2017UNLV
Jason Fao
DL • 6'0" • 310 lbs • Long Beach, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jason Fao shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
19.4
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
13.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
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.
Jason Fao, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV. Jason Fao shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UNLV paired 5.5 primary output with 13.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2017 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19.4
Usage
7.7
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Idaho: 3. Ohio State: 0. San José State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Air Force: 0. Utah State: 0. Hawai'i: 0. BYU: 0.5. New Mexico: 1. Nevada: 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. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Idaho: 2 by 38.3. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. Air Force: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 5 by 20.8. Hawai'i: 6 by 25. BYU: 3 by 17.5. New Mexico: 8 by 43.3. Nevada: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins1 · n=4 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=6 · -0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.4 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
Idaho
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Nevada | L 16-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ New Mexico | W 38-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs BYU | L 21-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Hawai'i | W 31-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Utah State | L 28-52 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Air Force | L 30-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs San Diego State | L 10-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs San José State | W 41-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Ohio State | L 21-54 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ IdahoSplash game | W 44-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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UNLV
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 5.5 | 13.1 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 5.5 | 19.4 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Idaho
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.
#2
Idaho
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.
#3
New Mexico
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.9 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.4 takeover score.
#5
UCLA
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · UNLV
5.5 primary output · 13.1 efficiency · 4 usage
20.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · UNLV
13.3
5.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · UNLV
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7893
Long Beach Poly · Long Beach, CA
- Committed To
- UTEP
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
50
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.