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Player Dossier
2016-2021Utah
Nephi Sewell
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • St. George, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nephi Sewell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Nevada • Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Nephi Sewell built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from St. George, UT wearing No. 1, spending time with Nevada and Utah. The clearest part of Nephi Sewell's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNephi Sewell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Utah. Nephi Sewell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 254
- TFL
- 24.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Nephi Sewell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · LB
- Career Tackles
- 254
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Utah
- Top game
- Colorado
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 89 tackles · LB 90th (top 8%) · Pac-12 7th (top 2%) · National 114th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 58 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 53 | 6 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah | 3 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 5 | 40 | 6 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 79.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 13 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 13 | 81 | 7.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.1 |
Related Context
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Nephi Sewell played LB for Nevada and Utah. Across 6 tracked seasons, Nephi Sewell recorded -6 rushing yards and 254 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Utah paired 10 primary output with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nevada, Utah.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with 3 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
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
53.3
Usage
34.4
Consistency
65.6
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 3. Washington: 1. Oregon State: 0. Colorado: 3. Washington State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 10 by 71.7. Washington: 7 by 39.2. Oregon State: 7 by 29.2. Colorado: 11 by 75.8. Washington State: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
75.8 vs Colorado
Player Story
Nephi Sewell story
Nephi Sewell built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from St. George, UT wearing No. 1, spending time with Nevada and Utah. The clearest part of Nephi Sewell's career was his defensive production: 254 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Utah. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nephi Sewell's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 14 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada and Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Nephi Sewell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Nevada
2016-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Utah
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 9.5 | 28.1 | 7.3 | 9.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 25.1 | 6.7 | -1.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah | 1.5 | 24.5 | 6 | -6.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah | 1.5 | 24.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 10 | 53.3 | 34.4 | 8.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 8.5 | 34.4 | 9 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 8.5 | 34.4 | 9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 15 · W 38-21 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#2
vs USC
Week 12 · L 17-33 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
@ BYU
Week 2 · L 17-26
2.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 2 · L 24-37
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 16 · W 45-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Utah
10 primary output · 53.3 efficiency · 34.4 usage
79.7
#2
2021 Postseason · Utah
58.1
8.5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Utah
58.1
8.5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
9
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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