Player Dossier

2016-2020

Utah State

Justus Te'i

DL • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Oceanside, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Justus Te'i shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.3

Efficiency

15.7

Consistency

41.7

Season Value

18.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

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.

Justus Te'i, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Utah State. Justus Te'i shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Utah State paired 2.5 primary output with 23.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

Loss 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Utah State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

15.7

Usage

9.3

Consistency

41.7

Best Game by takeover score

Air Force

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 1. San Diego State: 1. Nevada: 0. Fresno State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Air Force: 2

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. Boise State: 2 by 18.3. San Diego State: 3 by 22.5. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

Losses0.8 · n=5
First Half0.7 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Air Force

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Air Force

Result
Fri 12/4vs Air ForceL 7-3531110
Fri 11/27vs New MexicoW 41-2721000
Sat 11/14vs Fresno StateL 16-3521000
Fri 11/6@ NevadaL 9-3411000
Sun 11/1vs San Diego StateL 7-38300.500.500
Sat 10/24@ Boise StateL 13-4222100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Utah State

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUtah State4.5123
2017 PostseasonUtah State1.515.42.1-3
2017 Regular SeasonUtah State1.515.42.10
2018 Regular SeasonUtah State2.523.67.41
2019 PostseasonUtah State10245.47.5
2019 Regular SeasonUtah State10245.40
2020 Regular SeasonUtah State415.79.3-6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Air Force

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#2

San Diego State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.

#3

Fresno State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

#4

Air Force

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Utah State

2.5 primary output · 23.6 efficiency · 7.4 usage

25.1

#2

2020 Regular Season · Utah State

18.8

4 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 9.3 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Utah State

16.5

10 primary · 24 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7733

Mission Hills · San Marcos, CA

Committed To
Utah State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

127

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Justus Te'i quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
127