Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Utah State
MJ Tafisi Jr.
LB • 6'0" • 250 lbs • West Jordan, UT, USA
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MJ Tafisi Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Washington • Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
MJ Tafisi Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from West Jordan, UT wearing No. 2, spending time with Utah State and Washington. The clearest part of MJ Tafisi Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
MJ Tafisi Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Utah State. MJ Tafisi Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 249
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
MJ Tafisi Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 249
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Alta · Washington
- High school pipeline
- Alta · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 142 tackles · LB 3rd (top 1%) · Mountain West 1st (top 1%) · National 3rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 5 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 18.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 7 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 8 | 69 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 68.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 131 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68.7 |
Related Context
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MJ Tafisi Jr. played LB for Washington and Utah State. Across 6 tracked seasons, MJ Tafisi Jr. recorded 249 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Utah State paired 11.5 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 51.5 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.
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2023 Postseason · Utah State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
51.5
Usage
10.7
Consistency
34.2
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0. Iowa: 3. Idaho State: 1. Air Force: 0. James Madison: 0.5. UConn: 0. Colorado State: 2. Fresno State: 2. San José State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Nevada: 0.5. Boise State: 1.5. New Mexico: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 11 by 45.8. Iowa: 12 by 80. Idaho State: 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 70. San José State: 14 by 50. San Diego State: 13 by 50. Nevada: 12 by 55. Boise State: 12 by 65. New Mexico: 11 by 55.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
80 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Georgia State10+ tackles | L 22-45 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ New Mexico10+ tackles | W 44-41 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Boise State10+ tackles | L 10-45 | 12 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Nevada10+ tackles | W 41-24 | 12 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ San Diego State10+ tackles | W 32-24 | 13 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ San José State10+ tackles | L 21-42 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Fresno State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 32-37 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 44-24 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ UConn10+ tackles | W 34-33 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs James Madison | L 38-45 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Air Force | L 21-39 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Idaho State | W 78-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Iowa10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-24 | 12 | 8 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
MJ Tafisi Jr. story
MJ Tafisi Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from West Jordan, UT wearing No. 2, spending time with Utah State and Washington. The clearest part of MJ Tafisi Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 249 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. That gives MJ Tafisi Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Washington
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Utah State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 2 | 12.2 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 1.5 | 14 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 9 | 46.7 | 10.9 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 11.5 | 51.5 | 10.7 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 11.5 | 51.5 | 10.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 1 · L 14-24
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Weber State
Week 2 · L 7-35
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 7 · L 32-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado State
Week 6 · W 44-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
@ BYU
Week 5 · L 26-38
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Utah State
11.5 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 10.7 usage
68.7
#2
2023 Regular Season · Utah State
68.7
11.5 primary · 51.5 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Utah State
68.2
9 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 10.9 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
6
Splash games
14
10+ tackle games
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