Player Dossier

2017-2023

Hawai'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.

Usage Score

8.4

Efficiency

32.3

Consistency

10.3

Season Value

37.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Hawai'i

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Oregon State • Hawai'i
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Scouting Read

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Isaiah Tufaga, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Isaiah Tufaga shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.

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: 2020 Regular Season

Hawai'i paired 7 primary output with 21.3 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sun 11/26vs Colorado StateW 27-2442000
Sat 11/18@ WyomingL 9-4233000
Sun 11/12vs Air ForceW 27-1373000
Sat 11/4@ NevadaW 27-14420.500.500
Sun 10/29vs San José StateL 0-3541000
Sat 10/21@ New Mexico10+ tacklesL 21-421240.5000
Sun 10/15vs San Diego StateL 34-4155000
Sat 9/30@ UNLV10+ tacklesL 20-441000.5000
Sun 9/24vs New Mexico StateW 20-1764000
Sun 9/17@ OregonL 10-5574000
Sun 9/10vs UAlbanyW 31-2033100
Sat 9/2vs StanfordL 24-3765000
Sat 8/26@ Vanderbilt2+ sacks · Splash gameL 28-3588320

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Oregon State

    2017-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Hawai'i

    2019-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonOregon State0
2018 Regular SeasonOregon State4.521.764.5
2019 Regular SeasonHawai'i0-4.5
2020 Regular SeasonHawai'i721.35.77
2021 Regular SeasonHawai'i615.84-1
2022 Regular SeasonHawai'i1.522.65.9-4.5
2023 Regular SeasonHawai'i932.38.47.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#2

California

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#3

San José State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.7 takeover score.

#4

San Diego State

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.

#5

UNLV

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Hawai'i

7 primary output · 21.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage

39.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Hawai'i

37.7

9 primary · 32.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i

24.2

6 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

7

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

198

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 48 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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