Usage Score
23.3
Player Dossier
2016-2021BYU
Neil Pau'u
WR • 6'4" • 215 lbs • Santa Ana, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Neil Pau'u reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
74.6
Consistency
65.5
Season Value
62.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
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.
Neil Pau'u, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · BYU. Neil Pau'u reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Neil Pau'u played WR for BYU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Neil Pau'u recorded 98 passing yards, 59 rushing yards, and 1,483 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
BYU paired 602 primary output with 85.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 74.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · BYU
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
52.6
Efficiency
74.6
Usage
23.3
Consistency
65.5
Best Game by takeover score
Unknown
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 126. Utah: 19. Arizona State: 45. South Florida: 42. Utah State: 49. Boise State: 50. Baylor: 38. Washington State: 70. Virginia: 39. Unknown: 48
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 8 by 100. Utah: 3 by 42.2. Arizona State: 3 by 100. South Florida: 4 by 70. Utah State: 4 by 81.7. Boise State: 4 by 83.3. Baylor: 5 by 50.7. Washington State: 6 by 77.8. Virginia: 3 by 86.7. Unknown: 6 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins55.7 · Games = 7 · +11.7 vs Losses
Losses44 · Games = 2 · -11.7 vs Wins
First Half56.2 · Games = 5 · +7.2 vs Second Half
Second Half49 · Games = 5 · -7.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arizona State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/6 | vs Unknown | — | — | 6 | 48 | 9.7 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Sun 10/31 | vs Virginia | W 66-49 | — | 3 | 39 | 11.6 | 13 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Washington State | W 21-19 | — | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Baylor | L 24-38 | — | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Boise State | L 17-26 | — | 4 | 50 | 10.4 | 12.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Utah State | W 34-20 | — | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 9/26 | vs South Florida | W 35-27 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 1 | 13 |
| Sun 9/19 | vs Arizona State | W 27-17 | — | 3 | 45 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Utah | W 26-17 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 1 | 16 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Arizona100 receiving yards · High volume | W 24-16 | — | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 2 | 67 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
BYU
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20162017201820182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 139 | 66.8 | 11.9 | 139 |
| 2018 Postseason | BYU | 216 | 64.2 | 11.3 | 77 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 216 | 64.2 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | -216 |
| 2020 Postseason | BYU | 602 | 85.9 | 16.2 | 602 |
| 2020 Regular Season | BYU | 602 | 85.9 | 16.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | BYU | 526 | 74.6 | 23.3 | -76 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Arizona
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
126
Primary metric
126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Massachusetts
62
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
San Diego State
98
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
98 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.
#4
UCF
86
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
East Carolina
29
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Postseason · BYU
602 primary output · 85.9 efficiency · 16.2 usage
64.3
#2
2020 Regular Season · BYU
64.3
602 primary · 85.9 efficiency · 16.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · BYU
62.6
526 primary · 74.6 efficiency · 23.3 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7825
Servite · Anaheim, CA
- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
1,483
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.