Usage Score
4.8
Player Dossier
2017-2021Charlotte
Josiah Sa'o
DL • 6'2" • 295 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josiah Sa'o shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.
Efficiency
8
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
11.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
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.
Josiah Sa'o, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Josiah Sa'o shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8 disruption score.
Josiah Sa'o played DL for Vanderbilt and Charlotte. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josiah Sa'o recorded 19 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Charlotte.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, Charlotte.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with 1 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
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2021 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8
Usage
4.8
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Georgia State: 0. Illinois: 1. Florida International: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 9.2. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 2 by 18.3. Florida International: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Illinois
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Vanderbilt
2017-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Charlotte
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Charlotte | 0 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Charlotte | 1.5 | 8 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Illinois
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.8 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.1 takeover score.
#4
North Texas
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.
#5
App State
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage
38.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Charlotte
35.7
0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8026
Kearny · San Diego, CA
- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
19
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.