Player Career

Justus Te'i Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Utah State

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUtah State5.513.13.3
2017 PostseasonUtah State2.516.32.4-3
2017 Regular SeasonUtah State2.516.32.40
2018 Regular SeasonUtah State2.523.65.60
2019 PostseasonUtah State1124.85.68.5
2019 Regular SeasonUtah State1124.85.60
2020 Regular SeasonUtah State517.39.7-6

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