Usage Score
7
Player Dossier
2015-2018Utah State
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Kirkland, WA, USA
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
Snapshot
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.
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
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Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
27.8
Usage
7
Consistency
23.6
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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
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
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 Texas | W 52-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs San José State | W 62-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | @ Hawai'i | W 56-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs New MexicoSplash game | W 61-19 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Wyoming | W 24-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs UNLV | W 59-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ BYU | W 45-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Air Force10+ tackles | W 42-32 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Utah State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 11.5 | 42.8 | 10.7 | 11.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 11.5 | 42.8 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 6 | 27.8 | 7 | -5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 6 | 27.8 | 7 | 0 |
#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.
#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
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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.
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