Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Washington
Wayne Taulapapa
RB • 5'11" • 206 lbs • Laie, HI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Wayne Taulapapa leans balanced backfield option traits and 64.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia • Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Wayne Taulapapa built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Laie, HI wearing No. 21, spending time with Virginia and Washington. The clearest part of Wayne Taulapapa's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Wayne Taulapapa, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Washington. Wayne Taulapapa leans balanced backfield option traits and 64.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,449
- Rushing yards
- 2,074
- Receiving yards
- 375
- Touchdowns
- 32
Quick Answers
Wayne Taulapapa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,449
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Washington
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Punahou · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Punahou · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,107 scrimmage yards · RB 52nd (top 8%) · Pac-12 7th (top 3%) · National 67th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 12 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 482 | 459 | 23 | 12 | 50.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 10 | 460 | 395 | 65 | 5 | 47.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 10 | 386 | 324 | 62 | 3 | 48.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Washington | 13 | 120 | 103 | 17 | 1 | 73.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington | 13 | 987 | 779 | 208 | 11 | 73.8 |
Related Context
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Wayne Taulapapa played RB for Virginia and Washington. Across 5 tracked seasons, Wayne Taulapapa recorded 2,074 rushing yards, 375 receiving yards, and 12 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Washington paired 1,107 primary output with 64.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 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 Virginia, Washington.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
38.6
Efficiency
52.7
Usage
12.5
Consistency
71.5
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. William & Mary: 57. Illinois: 38. North Carolina: -2. Miami: 68. Louisville: 46. Duke: 19. Georgia Tech: 60. BYU: 41. Pittsburgh: 11. Virginia Tech: 48
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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. William & Mary: 7 by 83.9. Illinois: 11 by 36.3. North Carolina: 2 by 0. Miami: 13 by 57. Louisville: 11 by 43.7. Duke: 5 by 39.6. Georgia Tech: 10 by 67.2. BYU: 5 by 84.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 57.3. Virginia Tech: 7 by 57.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins48 · Games = 6 · +23.5 vs Losses
Losses24.5 · Games = 4 · -23.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
84.2 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Virginia Tech | L 24-29 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Pittsburgh | L 38-48 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sun 10/31 | @ BYU | L 49-66 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8.2 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Georgia Tech | W 48-40 | 8 | 54 | 6.80 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Duke | W 48-0 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Louisville | W 34-33 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Thu 9/30 | @ Miami | W 30-28 | 11 | 62 | 5.60 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5.2 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ North Carolina | L 39-59 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Illinois | W 42-14 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs William & Mary | W 43-0 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8.1 |
Player Story
Wayne Taulapapa story
Wayne Taulapapa built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Laie, HI wearing No. 21, spending time with Virginia and Washington. The clearest part of Wayne Taulapapa's career was his backfield work: 2,074 rushing yards, 406 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 375 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Washington. 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 375 receiving yards, 12 tackles, and 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia and Washington.
The arc is straightforward: Wayne Taulapapa moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Washington
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 496 | 42 | 18.5 | 496 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 496 | 42 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 460 | 44.6 | 16.6 | -36 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 386 | 52.7 | 12.5 | -74 |
| 2022 Postseason | Washington | 1,107 | 64.1 | 21.4 | 721 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington | 1,107 | 64.1 | 21.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 13 · W 51-33 · Conference game
Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
135
Scrimmage Yards
90.6 takeover
135 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 4 · W 40-22 · Conference game
120
Scrimmage Yards
82.1 takeover
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
120 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.
#3
vs Texas
Week 1 · W 27-20 · Postseason
120
Scrimmage Yards
81.7 takeover
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
120 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
#4
vs Duke
Week 4 · W 38-20 · Conference game
104
Scrimmage Yards
81.4 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.
#5
vs Duke
Week 8 · W 48-14 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
76.7 takeover
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Washington
1,107 primary output · 64.1 efficiency · 21.4 usage
73.8
#2
2022 Regular Season · Washington
73.8
1,107 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 21.4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Virginia
50.9
496 primary · 42 efficiency · 18.5 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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