Player Profile

Nalu Emerson

LB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Kahuku, HI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nalu Emerson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.1

Efficiency

26.1

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

17

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Hawai'i
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Nalu Emerson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Nalu Emerson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Hawai'i paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

26.1

Usage

9.1

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 0. Unknown: 0. San Diego State: 1. Washington State: 0. Nevada: 4. Fresno State: 0. UNLV: 0. Utah State: 3.5. New Mexico: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 1 by 14.2. Washington State: 4 by 16.7. Nevada: 5 by 60.8. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 14 by 85. New Mexico: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=4 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Utah State

Best efficiency game

85 vs Utah State

Result
Sun 12/1vs New MexicoW 38-3033000
Sat 11/16@ Utah State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 10-551482.5010
Sun 11/10vs UNLVL 27-2911000
Sat 11/2@ Fresno StateW 21-2042000
Sun 10/27vs NevadaSplash gameW 34-13541111
Sat 10/19@ Washington StateL 10-4244000
Sun 10/6@ San Diego StateL 24-2711100
Sun 9/22vs Unknown33000
Sat 9/14@ Sam HoustonL 13-3131000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Hawai'i

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonHawai'i04.20.8
2020 PostseasonHawai'i04.20.60
2021 Regular SeasonHawai'i04.20.70
2022 Regular SeasonHawai'i04.210
2023 Regular SeasonHawai'i321.56.53
2024 Regular SeasonHawai'i8.526.19.15.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Utah State

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.7 takeover score.

#2

Nevada

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.3 takeover score.

#4

Oregon

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 37 takeover score.

#5

San Diego State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 14.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage

35.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.81

Kahuku · Kahuku, HI

Committed To
Hawai'i
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

76

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
76