Usage Score
8.8
Player Dossier
2015-2019Colorado
Mikial Onu
S • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Sugarland, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mikial Onu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
30.4
Consistency
51.5
Season Value
42.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- SMU • Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
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.
Mikial Onu, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · SMU. Mikial Onu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Mikial Onu played S for SMU and Colorado. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mikial Onu recorded 19 receiving yards and 249 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
SMU paired 10 primary output with 40.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across SMU, Colorado.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 2 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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2019 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
30.4
Usage
8.8
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 2. Nebraska: 0. Air Force: 1. Arizona State: 1. Arizona: 2. Oregon: 1. Washington State: 0. USC: 0. UCLA: 1. Stanford: 0. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 4 by 36.7. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Air Force: 11 by 55.8. Arizona State: 7 by 39.2. Arizona: 0 by 20. Oregon: 9 by 47.5. Washington State: 5 by 20.8. USC: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 7 by 39.2. Stanford: 5 by 20.8. Washington: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/24 | vs Washington | W 20-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Stanford | W 16-13 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ UCLA | L 14-31 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs USC | L 31-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Washington State | L 10-41 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Oregon | L 3-45 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs ArizonaSplash game | L 30-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Arizona State | W 34-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Air Force10+ tackles | L 23-30 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Nebraska | W 34-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 52-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
SMU
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 10 | 40.7 | 7.9 | 9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 40.7 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 27.5 | 5.4 | -5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado | 8 | 30.4 | 8.8 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UCF
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.
#2
Houston
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.4 takeover score.
#3
Tulane
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.
#4
Tulsa
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#5
UConn
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · SMU
10 primary output · 40.7 efficiency · 7.9 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · SMU
50
10 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Colorado
42.7
8 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
5
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
249
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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