Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Neil Pau'u built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Santa Ana, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Neil Pau'u's career was his receiving role: 122 catches,...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Neil Pau'u, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · BYU. Neil Pau'u reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,483
- Receptions
- 122
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Neil Pau'u quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,483
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · BYU
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Servite · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Servite · 40 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 526 receiving yards · WR 183rd (top 18%) · FBS Independents 9th (top 9%) · National 202nd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 7 | 14 | 139 | 2 | 51.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | BYU | 9 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 9 | 16 | 159 | 1 | 43.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 5 | 86 | 1 | 73.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 39 | 516 | 3 | 73.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 46 | 526 | 6 | 76.2 |
Related Context
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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: 2021 Regular Season
BYU paired 526 primary output with 74.6 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.
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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
Arizona
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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. Idaho State: 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 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. Idaho State: 6 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins54.8 · Games = 8 · +10.8 vs Losses
Losses44 · Games = 2 · -10.8 vs Wins
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 Idaho State | W 59-14 | — | 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 |
Player Story
Neil Pau'u story
Neil Pau'u built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Santa Ana, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Neil Pau'u's career was his receiving role: 122 catches, 1,483 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns, and 59 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 98 passing yards, 59 rushing yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Neil Pau'u's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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BYU
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value 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
Week 1 · W 24-16
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
126
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs San Diego State
Week 15 · W 28-14
98
Receiving Yards
93.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
98 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Boise State
Week 10 · W 51-17
75
Receiving Yards
85.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 1 · W 49-23 · Postseason
86
Receiving Yards
83.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Massachusetts
Week 11 · W 35-16 · Conference game
62
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · BYU
526 primary output · 74.6 efficiency · 23.3 usage
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#2
2020 Postseason · BYU
73.9
602 primary · 85.9 efficiency · 16.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · BYU
73.9
602 primary · 85.9 efficiency · 16.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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