Player Dossier

2015-2018

Utah State

Suli Tamaivena

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Kirkland, WA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Suli Tamaivena shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

7

Efficiency

27.8

Consistency

23.6

Season Value

16

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

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.

Suli Tamaivena, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Utah State. Suli Tamaivena shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Utah State paired 11.5 primary output with 42.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 27.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · Utah State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

27.8

Usage

7

Consistency

23.6

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 0. Air Force: 0. BYU: 0. UNLV: 1.5. Wyoming: 1. New Mexico: 3. Hawai'i: 0. San José State: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 12 by 50. BYU: 3 by 12.5. UNLV: 6 by 40. Wyoming: 4 by 26.7. New Mexico: 7 by 59.2. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 4 by 21.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=8
First Half0.4 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=4 · +0.8 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · n=8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs New Mexico

Result
Sat 12/15@ North TexasW 52-1322000
Sat 11/10vs San José StateW 62-24430.5000
Sun 11/4@ Hawai'iW 56-1711000
Sat 10/27vs New MexicoSplash gameW 61-1973210
Sat 10/20@ WyomingW 24-1642100
Sat 10/13vs UNLVW 59-28631.5000
Sat 10/6@ BYUW 45-2032000
Sun 9/23vs Air Force10+ tacklesW 42-32124000

Career Arc

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

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    Utah State

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonUtah State0
2016 Regular SeasonUtah State00
2017 PostseasonUtah State11.542.810.711.5
2017 Regular SeasonUtah State11.542.810.70
2018 PostseasonUtah State627.87-5.5
2018 Regular SeasonUtah State627.870

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wyoming

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.

#2

New Mexico

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.

#3

UNLV

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.6 takeover score.

#4

BYU

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36.8 takeover score.

#5

UNLV

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 32.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Postseason · Utah State

11.5 primary output · 42.8 efficiency · 10.7 usage

23.9

#2

2017 Regular Season · Utah State

23.9

11.5 primary · 42.8 efficiency · 10.7 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Utah State

16

6 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

150

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Suli Tamaivena quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
150