Usage Score
11.9
Player Dossier
2016-2019New Mexico
Alexander Vainikolo
LB • 6'0" • 246 lbs • Kihei, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alexander Vainikolo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
39.3
Consistency
36.1
Season Value
46.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Scouting Read
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Alexander Vainikolo, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico. Alexander Vainikolo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.3 disruption score.
Alexander Vainikolo played LB for New Mexico. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alexander Vainikolo recorded 111 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 16 primary output with 39.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
39.3
Usage
11.9
Consistency
36.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 0. Notre Dame: 2. New Mexico State: 0. Liberty: 0. San José State: 1. Colorado State: 1. Wyoming: 2.5. Hawai'i: 1. Nevada: 5.5. Boise State: 2. Air Force: 0. Utah State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sam Houston: 6 by 25. Notre Dame: 3 by 32.5. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 7 by 39.2. Colorado State: 7 by 39.2. Wyoming: 9 by 62.5. Hawai'i: 8 by 43.3. Nevada: 10 by 91.7. Boise State: 5 by 40.8. Air Force: 8 by 33.3. Utah State: 11 by 55.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 10 · +1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Utah State10+ tackles | L 25-38 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Air Force | L 22-44 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Boise StateSplash game | L 9-42 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ Nevada10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-21 | 10 | 7 | — | 4.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Hawai'i | L 31-45 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ WyomingSplash game | L 10-23 | 9 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Colorado State | L 21-35 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ San José State | L 21-32 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Liberty | L 10-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs New Mexico State | W 55-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 14-66 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Sam Houston | W 39-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
New Mexico
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 4 | 16.9 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 16 | 39.3 | 11.9 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Nevada
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Primary metric
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
San Diego State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.
#3
Wyoming
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.
#4
New Mexico State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.5 takeover score.
#5
Boise State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 33.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
16 primary output · 39.3 efficiency · 11.9 usage
46.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
13.7
4 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
111
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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