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Player Dossier
2017-2023Hawai'i
Isaiah Tufaga
LB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Laie, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaiah Tufaga shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Oregon State • Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Isaiah Tufaga built his college career from 2017 through 2023 as a linebacker from Laie, HI wearing No. 17, spending time with Hawai'i and Oregon State. The clearest part of Isaiah Tufaga's career was his defensive...
Read the storyIsaiah Tufaga, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Isaiah Tufaga shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 198
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Isaiah Tufaga quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · LB
- Career Tackles
- 198
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · LB 109th (top 9%) · Mountain West 18th (top 4%) · National 157th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 9 | 36 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 33.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 13 | 35 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 13 | 79 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.2 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Tufaga played LB for Oregon State and Hawai'i. Across 7 tracked seasons, Isaiah Tufaga recorded 198 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 9 primary output with 32.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oregon State, Hawai'i.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
32.3
Usage
8.4
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 0. Vanderbilt: 5. UAlbany: 1. Oregon: 0. New Mexico State: 0. UNLV: 0.5. San Diego State: 0. New Mexico: 0.5. San José State: 0. Nevada: 1. Air Force: 0. Wyoming: 0. Colorado State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 6 by 25. Vanderbilt: 8 by 83.3. UAlbany: 3 by 22.5. Oregon: 7 by 29.2. New Mexico State: 6 by 25. UNLV: 10 by 46.7. San Diego State: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico: 12 by 55. San José State: 4 by 16.7. Nevada: 4 by 26.7. Air Force: 7 by 29.2. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. Colorado State: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Colorado State | W 27-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Wyoming | L 9-42 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Air Force | W 27-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Nevada | W 27-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs San José State | L 0-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ New Mexico10+ tackles | L 21-42 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs San Diego State | L 34-41 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ UNLV10+ tackles | L 20-44 | 10 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs New Mexico State | W 20-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Oregon | L 10-55 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs UAlbany | W 31-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Stanford | L 24-37 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | @ Vanderbilt2+ sacks · Splash game | L 28-35 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Tufaga story
Isaiah Tufaga built his college career from 2017 through 2023 as a linebacker from Laie, HI wearing No. 17, spending time with Hawai'i and Oregon State. The clearest part of Isaiah Tufaga's career was his defensive production: 198 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Isaiah Tufaga'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.
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Oregon State
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Hawai'i
2019-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 4.5 | 21.7 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | -4.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7 | 21.3 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6 | 15.8 | 4 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 1.5 | 22.6 | 5.9 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 9 | 32.3 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Vanderbilt
Week 1 · L 28-35
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs California
Week 8 · L 7-49 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
@ San Diego State
Week 6 · L 14-16 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ San José State
Week 14 · L 24-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#5
@ UNLV
Week 11 · L 13-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i
9 primary output · 32.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage
53.2
#2
2020 Regular Season · Hawai'i
50.3
7 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Oregon State
33.1
4.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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