Player Profile

MJ Tafisi Jr.

LB • 6'0" • 250 lbs • West Jordan, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

MJ Tafisi Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.4

Efficiency

49.9

Consistency

35.6

Season Value

26

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Washington

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Primary stop by seasons
Washington
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Washington
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

MJ Tafisi Jr., LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Washington. MJ Tafisi Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Washington paired 0 primary output with 10.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 49.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington, Utah State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

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

Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Utah State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

49.9

Usage

11.4

Consistency

35.6

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0. Iowa: 3. Unknown: 1. Air Force: 0. James Madison: 0.5. UConn: 0. Colorado State: 2. Fresno State: 1. San José State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Nevada: 0.5. Boise State: 0.5. New Mexico: 1

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. Georgia State: 11 by 45.8. Iowa: 12 by 80. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Air Force: 9 by 37.5. James Madison: 7 by 34.2. UConn: 13 by 50. Colorado State: 9 by 57.5. Fresno State: 17 by 60. San José State: 14 by 50. San Diego State: 13 by 50. Nevada: 12 by 55. Boise State: 12 by 55. New Mexico: 11 by 55.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=5 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=7 · +0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

80 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 12/23vs Georgia State10+ tacklesL 22-45115000
Fri 11/24@ New Mexico10+ tacklesW 44-41113100
Sun 11/19vs Boise State10+ tacklesL 10-451230.5000
Sat 11/11vs Nevada10+ tacklesW 41-241230.5000
Sat 11/4@ San Diego State10+ tacklesW 32-24139000
Sat 10/21@ San José State10+ tacklesL 21-42146000
Sat 10/14vs Fresno State10+ tacklesL 32-37174001
Sun 10/8vs Colorado StateSplash gameW 44-2494200
Sat 9/30@ UConn10+ tacklesW 34-33134000
Sun 9/24vs James MadisonL 38-45720.5000
Sat 9/16@ Air ForceL 21-3994000
Sun 9/10vs Unknown20100
Sat 9/2@ Iowa10+ tackles · Splash gameL 14-24128300

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Washington

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah State

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonWashington04.21
2019 Regular SeasonWashington010.82.20
2020 Regular SeasonWashington212.23.92
2021 Regular SeasonWashington1.5142.9-0.5
2022 Regular SeasonUtah State946.7127.5
2023 PostseasonUtah State9.549.911.40.5
2023 Regular SeasonUtah State9.549.911.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.8 takeover score.

#3

Colorado State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#4

BYU

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.

#5

Arizona

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Washington

0 primary output · 10.8 efficiency · 2.2 usage

37.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Washington

35.1

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Utah State

30.7

9 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 12 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

14

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8788

Alta · Sandy, UT

Committed To
Washington
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

249

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
249