Usage Score
9.1
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.
Efficiency
26.1
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
17
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Scouting Read
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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.
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: 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.
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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
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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
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half1 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
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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 Unknown | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Sam Houston | L 13-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
201920202021202220232024
| 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 | 3 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8.5 | 26.1 | 9.1 | 5.5 |
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.