Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Utah 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 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Justus Te'i built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Oceanside, CA wearing No. 51, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Justus Te'i's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Justus Te'i, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Utah State. Justus Te'i shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Justus Te'i quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Mission Hills · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Mission Hills · 19 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 51 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · DL 321st (top 40%) · Mountain West 153rd (top 35%) · National 1,899th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 35 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 3 | 11 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 46 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 6 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.2 |
Related Context
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Justus Te'i played DL for Utah State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justus Te'i recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Utah State paired 11 primary output with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 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.
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2020 Regular Season · Utah State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
9.7
Consistency
61.4
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: 1. New Mexico: 0. Air Force: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 18.3. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +1 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Air Force
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Air Force
Player Story
Justus Te'i story
Justus Te'i built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Oceanside, CA wearing No. 51, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Justus Te'i's career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Justus Te'i's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Utah State
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 5.5 | 13.1 | 3.3 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 2.5 | 16.3 | 2.4 | -3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 2.5 | 16.3 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 2.5 | 23.6 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 11 | 24.8 | 5.6 | 8.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 24.8 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 5 | 17.3 | 9.7 | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Fresno State
Week 11 · W 37-35 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 4 · W 23-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Air Force
Week 14 · L 7-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Weber State
Week 1 · W 45-6
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Air Force
Week 4 · W 42-32 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Utah State
11 primary output · 24.8 efficiency · 5.6 usage
55.6
#2
2019 Regular Season · Utah State
55.6
11 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Utah State
51.2
5 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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