Usage Score
7.9
Player Dossier
2018-2022Hawai'i
Blessman Ta'ala
DL • 6'2" • 305 lbs • Aua, American Samoa
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Blessman Ta'ala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.1
Consistency
30
Season Value
19.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Blessman Ta'ala, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Blessman Ta'ala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.
Blessman Ta'ala played DL for Hawai'i. Across 5 tracked seasons, Blessman Ta'ala recorded 133 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 7.5 primary output with 20.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
20.1
Usage
7.9
Consistency
30
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Michigan: 2. Unknown: 0.5. New Mexico State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Nevada: 0. Colorado State: 1. Wyoming: 1. Fresno State: 0. Utah State: 2. UNLV: 0. San José State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Unknown: 5 by 25.8. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 3 by 12.5. Colorado State: 4 by 26.7. Wyoming: 6 by 35. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 5 by 40.8. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 9 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ San José State | L 14-27 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs UNLV | W 31-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Utah State | L 34-41 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Fresno State | L 13-55 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Wyoming | L 20-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Colorado State | L 13-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Nevada | W 31-16 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ San Diego State | L 14-16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ New Mexico State | L 26-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Michigan | L 10-56 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Western Kentucky | L 17-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
2018201820192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Hawai'i | 3.5 | 13 | 4.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 3.5 | 13 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6.5 | 12 | 4.1 | 3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 1.5 | 12.9 | 3 | -5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 1.5 | 12.9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 20.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7.5 | 20.1 | 7.9 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Fresno State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
#2
Utah State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.
#3
Michigan
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.
#4
Louisiana Tech
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
#5
New Mexico
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
7.5 primary output · 20.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage
19.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
17.6
8 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i
11.5
6.5 primary · 12 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8094
Faga'itua · Pago Pago, AS
- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
133
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 52 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.