Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Utah
Mika Tafua
DE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Laie, HI, USA
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Mika Tafua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Mika Tafua built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Laie, HI wearing No. 42, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Mika Tafua's career was his defensive production: 126 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Mika Tafua, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah. Mika Tafua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.1 disruption score.
Quick Answers
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- Latest team and position
- Utah · DE
- Career Tackles
- 126
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Utah
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kamehameha Schools Maui · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Kamehameha Schools Maui · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · DE 23rd (top 9%) · Pac-12 61st (top 12%) · National 670th (top 12%)
Mika Tafua played DE for Utah. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mika Tafua recorded 126 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah.
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