Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Boise State
Sonatane Lui
NT • 6'1" • 283 lbs • Sandy, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sonatane Lui shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Sonatane Lui built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a nose tackle from Sandy, UT wearing No. 98, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Sonatane Lui's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storySonatane Lui, NT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Boise State. Sonatane Lui shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 101
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Sonatane Lui quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · NT
- Career Tackles
- 101
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · NT 3rd (top 12%) · Mountain West 75th (top 14%) · National 716th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boise State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 24 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 12 | 49 | 6 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 49.4 |
Related Context
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Sonatane Lui played NT for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sonatane Lui recorded 101 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Boise State paired 11.5 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Boise State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
7.3
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 4. Marshall: 1.5. Portland State: 0. Air Force: 0. UNLV: 2. BYU: 0. San José State: 0. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 0. Utah State: 0. Colorado State: 0. Hawai'i: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 2 by 48.3. Marshall: 2 by 23.3. Portland State: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 16 by 50. UNLV: 5 by 40.8. BYU: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 7 by 29.2. New Mexico: 0 by 0. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 2 by 8.3. Hawai'i: 5 by 60.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.0 · Games = 11 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -1.0 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
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/7 | vs Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Colorado State | W 31-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah State | W 56-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs New Mexico | W 42-9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Wyoming | W 20-17 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ San José State | W 52-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | @ BYU | L 25-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ UNLVSplash game | W 38-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Air Force10+ tackles | W 30-19 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Portland State | W 45-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Marshall | W 14-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Florida StateSplash game | W 36-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sonatane Lui story
Sonatane Lui built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a nose tackle from Sandy, UT wearing No. 98, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Sonatane Lui's career was his defensive production: 101 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Sonatane Lui's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Boise State | 1 | 7.4 | 1.4 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Boise State | 2.5 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boise State | 2.5 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 2.5 | 17.9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 11.5 | 25.2 | 7.3 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 15 · W 31-10 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 1 · W 36-31
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Utah State
Week 9 · W 41-14 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Troy
Week 1 · W 56-20
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Havoc Plays
70.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 7 · W 31-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Boise State
11.5 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 7.3 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Boise State
22.8
2.5 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Boise State
14.7
2.5 primary · 9.1 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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