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Featured defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU • Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Player Story
Mikial Onu built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a safety from Sugarland, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Colorado and SMU. The clearest part of Mikial Onu's career was his defensive production: 249...
Read the storyMikial 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 249
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 14
Quick Answers
Mikial Onu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · S
- Career Tackles
- 249
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- UCF
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · S 72nd (top 15%) · Pac-12 39th (top 8%) · National 441st (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 28 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 93 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 55 | - | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado | 11 | 61 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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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
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 40.7 efficiency.
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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: UCF
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · SMU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
40.7
Usage
7.9
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 1. Stephen F. Austin: 0. North Texas: 1. TCU: 1. Arkansas State: 0. UConn: 0. Houston: 2. Cincinnati: 0. Tulsa: 1. UCF: 2. Navy: 0. Memphis: 0. Tulane: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 12 by 60. Stephen F. Austin: 7 by 29.2. North Texas: 9 by 47.5. TCU: 8 by 43.3. Arkansas State: 10 by 41.7. UConn: 4 by 16.7. Houston: 9 by 57.5. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7. Tulsa: 14 by 60. UCF: 9 by 57.5. Navy: 3 by 12.5. Memphis: 6 by 25. Tulane: 10 by 61.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/21 | vs Louisiana Tech10+ tackles | L 10-51 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Tulane10+ tackles · Splash game | W 41-38 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Memphis | L 45-66 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Navy | L 40-43 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UCFSplash game | L 24-31 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Tulsa10+ tackles | W 38-34 | 14 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Cincinnati | W 31-28 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ HoustonSplash game | L 22-35 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs UConn | W 49-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Arkansas State10+ tackles | W 44-21 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ TCU | L 36-56 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs North Texas | W 54-32 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 58-14 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mikial Onu story
Mikial Onu built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a safety from Sugarland, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Colorado and SMU. The clearest part of Mikial Onu's career was his defensive production: 249 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 14 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mikial Onu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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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
vs UCF
Week 10 · L 24-31 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Houston
Week 6 · L 22-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado State
Week 1 · W 52-31
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ UConn
Week 11 · W 62-50 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan
Week 3 · L 20-45
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · SMU
10 primary output · 40.7 efficiency · 7.9 usage
64.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · SMU
64.4
10 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Colorado
58.9
8 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
5
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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