Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Alexander Vainikolo built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Kihei, HI wearing No. 30, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Alexander Vainikolo's career was his defensive...
Read the storyAlexander 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Alexander Vainikolo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · LB
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Nevada
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · LB 154th (top 13%) · Mountain West 28th (top 6%) · National 224th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 20.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 12 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68.7 |
Related Context
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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
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 10 · +1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Alexander Vainikolo story
Alexander Vainikolo built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Kihei, HI wearing No. 30, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Alexander Vainikolo's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Alexander Vainikolo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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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
Week 10 · L 10-21 · Conference game
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs San Diego State
Week 10 · L 23-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Wyoming
Week 8 · L 10-23 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Boise State
Week 12 · L 9-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Utah State
Week 14 · L 25-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
16 primary output · 39.3 efficiency · 11.9 usage
68.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
20.9
4 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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