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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Hawai'i
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.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
25
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
Nalu Emerson built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Kahuku, HI wearing No. 11, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Nalu Emerson's career was his defensive production: 76...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Nalu Emerson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Nalu Emerson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Nalu Emerson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · LB
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Utah State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kahuku · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- Kahuku · 81 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · LB 392nd (top 32%) · Mountain West 105th (top 20%) · National 1,036th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 9 | 38 | 4.5 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 50.9 |
Related Context
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Nalu Emerson played LB for Hawai'i. Across 6 tracked seasons, Nalu Emerson recorded 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 8.5 primary output with 26.1 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.
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2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
26.1
Usage
8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 0. Northern Iowa: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5. Northern Iowa: 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
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
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 12/1 | vs New Mexico | W 38-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Utah State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-55 | 14 | 8 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs UNLV | L 27-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Fresno State | W 21-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 34-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Washington State | L 10-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ San Diego State | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Northern Iowa | W 36-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Sam Houston | L 13-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nalu Emerson story
Nalu Emerson built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Kahuku, HI wearing No. 11, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Nalu Emerson's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Nalu Emerson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 4 | 23 | 7.5 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8.5 | 26.1 | 8 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah State
Week 12 · L 10-55 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 9 · W 34-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs UAlbany
Week 2 · W 31-20
2
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Oregon
Week 3 · L 10-55
1
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado State
Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
8.5 primary output · 26.1 efficiency · 8 usage
50.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
37.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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