Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Utah 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 30.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Player Story
Suli Tamaivena built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Kirkland, WA wearing No. 42, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Suli Tamaivena's career was his defensive...
Read the storySuli Tamaivena, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Utah State. Suli Tamaivena shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 150
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Suli Tamaivena quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 150
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- Wyoming
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · LB 376th (top 32%) · Mountain West 90th (top 17%) · National 1,012th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 109 | 6.5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 72.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 8 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 46.7 |
Related Context
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Suli Tamaivena played LB for Utah State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Suli Tamaivena recorded 150 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Utah State paired 15.5 primary output with 45.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 45.9 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: Wyoming
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Utah State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
45.9
Usage
11.6
Consistency
48.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Idaho State: 1. Wake Forest: 0. San José State: 1. BYU: 1.5. Colorado State: 2.5. Wyoming: 5. UNLV: 2. Boise State: 1.5. New Mexico: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Air Force: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2. Idaho State: 6 by 35. Wake Forest: 8 by 33.3. San José State: 6 by 35. BYU: 13 by 65. Colorado State: 14 by 75. Wyoming: 14 by 100. UNLV: 10 by 61.7. Boise State: 10 by 56.7. New Mexico: 4 by 16.7. Hawai'i: 6 by 25. Air Force: 11 by 55.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs New Mexico State | L 20-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Air Force10+ tackles | L 35-38 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Hawai'i | W 38-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ New Mexico | W 24-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Boise State10+ tackles | L 14-41 | 10 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ UNLV10+ tackles · Splash game | W 52-28 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Wyoming10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 23-28 | 14 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Colorado State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-27 | 14 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs BYU10+ tackles | W 40-24 | 13 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ San José State | W 61-10 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Wake Forest | L 10-46 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/8 | vs Idaho State | W 51-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-59 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Suli Tamaivena story
Suli Tamaivena built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Kirkland, WA wearing No. 42, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Suli Tamaivena's career was his defensive production: 150 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Utah State. 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 Suli Tamaivena's production has multiple signals. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: Suli Tamaivena 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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Utah State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 15.5 | 45.9 | 11.6 | 15.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 15.5 | 45.9 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 8 | 30.3 | 7.6 | -7.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 8 | 30.3 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wyoming
Week 7 · L 23-28 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs New Mexico
Week 9 · W 61-19 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado State
Week 6 · L 14-27 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 8 · W 52-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 5 · W 40-24
1.5
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Utah State
15.5 primary output · 45.9 efficiency · 11.6 usage
72.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Utah State
72.7
15.5 primary · 45.9 efficiency · 11.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Utah State
46.7
8 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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