Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2022Hawai'i
Penei Pavihi
LB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Pago Pago, American Samoa
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Penei Pavihi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Penei Pavihi built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a linebacker from Pago Pago wearing No. 1, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Penei Pavihi's career was his defensive production: 229...
Read the storyPenei Pavihi, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Penei Pavihi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 229
- TFL
- 20
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Penei Pavihi quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · LB
- Career Tackles
- 229
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- UNLV
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 78 tackles · LB 118th (top 10%) · Mountain West 15th (top 3%) · National 163rd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Hawai'i | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 13 | 79 | 5.5 | 1.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 47 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 33.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 13 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 63.6 |
Related Context
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Penei Pavihi played LB for Hawai'i. Across 7 tracked seasons, Penei Pavihi recorded 229 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 11 primary output with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duquesne
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
33.5
Usage
10.3
Consistency
35.1
Best Game by takeover score
Duquesne
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0.5. Vanderbilt: 1. Michigan: 0. Duquesne: 3. New Mexico State: 0. San Diego State: 0.5. Nevada: 0. Colorado State: 1. Wyoming: 0. Fresno State: 1. Utah State: 2. UNLV: 2. San José State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 6 by 30. Vanderbilt: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 6 by 25. Duquesne: 4 by 46.7. New Mexico State: 7 by 29.2. San Diego State: 10 by 46.7. Nevada: 8 by 33.3. Colorado State: 5 by 30.8. Wyoming: 4 by 16.7. Fresno State: 7 by 39.2. Utah State: 7 by 49.2. UNLV: 8 by 53.3. San José State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 10 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duquesne
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ San José State | L 14-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 31-25 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Utah StateSplash game | L 34-41 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Fresno State | L 13-55 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Wyoming | L 20-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Colorado State | L 13-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Nevada | W 31-16 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ San Diego State10+ tackles | L 14-16 | 10 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ New Mexico State | L 26-45 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs DuquesneSplash game | W 24-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Michigan | L 10-56 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Western Kentucky | L 17-49 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/28 | vs Vanderbilt | L 10-63 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Penei Pavihi story
Penei Pavihi built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a linebacker from Pago Pago wearing No. 1, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Penei Pavihi's career was his defensive production: 229 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Hawai'i. 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 Penei Pavihi's production has multiple signals. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i.
The arc is straightforward: Penei Pavihi 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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Hawai'i
2016-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Hawai'i | 10 | 34 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 10 | 34 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | -10 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 8.5 | 23.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8.5 | 23.1 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6.5 | 21.7 | 4.9 | -2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 11 | 33.5 | 10.3 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 12 · W 35-28 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 11 · L 10-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Duquesne
Week 3 · W 24-14
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado State
Week 12 · W 50-45 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs UNLV
Week 12 · W 31-25 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
11 primary output · 33.5 efficiency · 10.3 usage
63.6
#2
2018 Postseason · Hawai'i
60.9
10 primary · 34 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Hawai'i
60.9
10 primary · 34 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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