Usage / Role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Nevada
Toa Taua
RB • 5'9" • 218 lbs • Lompoc, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Toa Taua leans workhorse runner traits and 46.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Player Story
Toa Taua built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Lompoc, CA wearing No. 35, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Toa Taua's career was his backfield work: 3,990 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Toa Taua, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Nevada. Toa Taua leans workhorse runner traits and 46.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,182
- Rushing yards
- 3,990
- Receiving yards
- 1,192
- Touchdowns
- 38
Quick Answers
Toa Taua quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,182
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 59 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Nevada
- Top game
- Boise State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lompoc · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- Lompoc · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,206 scrimmage yards · RB 41st (top 6%) · Mountain West 5th (top 3%) · National 49th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 13 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 71 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 13 | 1,010 | 816 | 194 | 8 | 71 |
| 2019 Postseason | Nevada | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 13 | 937 | 752 | 185 | 6 | 68.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 8 | 179 | 102 | 77 | 2 | 74.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 8 | 710 | 573 | 137 | 3 | 74.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Nevada | 13 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 70 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 13 | 977 | 704 | 273 | 6 | 70 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 1,206 | 911 | 295 | 12 | 81.4 |
Related Context
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Toa Taua played RB for Nevada. Across 5 tracked seasons, Toa Taua recorded 125 passing yards, 3,990 rushing yards, and 1,192 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Nevada paired 1,206 primary output with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Incarnate Word
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Nevada
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
100.5
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
39.7
Consistency
78.7
Best Game by takeover score
Incarnate Word
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 48. New Mexico State: 113. Incarnate Word: 166. Iowa: 39. Air Force: 90. Colorado State: 120. Hawai'i: 90. San Diego State: 88. San José State: 72. Boise State: 107. Fresno State: 111. UNLV: 162
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 20 by 22.5. New Mexico State: 22 by 57.3. Incarnate Word: 27 by 51.9. Iowa: 19 by 19.9. Air Force: 10 by 87.5. Colorado State: 26 by 41. Hawai'i: 18 by 32.8. San Diego State: 17 by 44. San José State: 25 by 32.4. Boise State: 18 by 65. Fresno State: 21 by 56.2. UNLV: 35 by 50.3
Split Comparison
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Wins80.5 · Games = 2 · -24 vs Losses
Losses104.5 · Games = 10 · +24 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Incarnate Word
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ UNLV100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 22-27 | 29 | 144 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 4.6 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Fresno State | L 14-41 | 17 | 93 | 5.50 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 5.3 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Boise State100 rush yards | L 3-41 | 16 | 103 | 6.40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ San José State2+ TD | L 28-35 | 23 | 75 | 3.30 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 2.9 |
| Sun 10/23 | vs San Diego State | L 7-23 | 12 | 43 | 3.60 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 5.2 |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Hawai'i | L 16-31 | 12 | 23 | 1.90 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 5 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Colorado State2+ TD | L 14-17 | 23 | 80 | 3.50 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Air Force2+ TD | L 20-48 | 7 | 73 | 10.40 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Iowa | L 0-27 | 17 | 31 | 1.80 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2.1 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Incarnate Word100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 41-55 | 24 | 101 | 4.20 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 6.1 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Texas State2+ TD | W 38-14 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2.4 |
| Sun 8/28 | @ New Mexico State100 rush yards | W 23-12 | 19 | 109 | 5.70 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5.1 |
Player Story
Toa Taua story
Toa Taua built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Lompoc, CA wearing No. 35, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Toa Taua's career was his backfield work: 3,990 rushing yards, 853 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 1,192 receiving yards across 59 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Nevada. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 125 passing yards, 1,192 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 59 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.
The arc is straightforward: Toa Taua moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Nevada
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202020202120212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 1,074 | 51.3 | 26.9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 1,074 | 51.3 | 26.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Nevada | 985 | 43.5 | 29.6 | -89 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 985 | 43.5 | 29.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 889 | 61.3 | 32.8 | -96 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 889 | 61.3 | 32.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Nevada | 1,028 | 50 | 25.7 | 139 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 1,028 | 50 | 25.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nevada | 1,206 | 46.7 | 39.7 | 178 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boise State
Week 5 · W 41-31 · Conference game
Win with 168 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
95.1 takeover
168 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.
#2
@ Toledo
Week 4 · L 44-63
170
Scrimmage Yards
88 takeover
Loss with 170 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
170 scrimmage yards and 23.4 usage.
#3
vs Tulane
Week 1 · W 38-27 · Postseason
179
Scrimmage Yards
86.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
179 scrimmage yards and 39.4 usage.
#4
@ Fresno State
Week 13 · W 35-28 · Conference game
149
Scrimmage Yards
86.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
149 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.
#5
@ Hawai'i
Week 13 · L 21-24 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
84 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
150 scrimmage yards and 41.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Nevada
1,206 primary output · 46.7 efficiency · 39.7 usage
81.4
#2
2020 Postseason · Nevada
74.3
889 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 32.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Nevada
74.3
889 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 32.8 usage
Milestones
14
100+ rush yards
8
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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