Player Dossier

2019-2025

UNLV

Naki Fahina

DT • 5'11" • 295 lbs • Hawthorne, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Naki Fahina shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.8

Efficiency

19.6

Consistency

50

Season Value

19.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · UNLV

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
UNLV • New Mexico State • Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Naki Fahina, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · UNLV. Naki Fahina shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

UNLV paired 2 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, New Mexico State, Utah State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Utah State

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

19.6

Usage

5.8

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Unknown

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 1. Unknown: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games0.5 · n=2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas A&M

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Unknown

Result
Sun 9/21vs Unknown51000
Sat 9/6@ Texas A&ML 22-4421100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    New Mexico State

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Utah State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonUNLV0.56.51.9
2020 Regular SeasonUNLV111.74.60.5
2021 Regular SeasonUNLV419.25.63
2022 Regular SeasonUNLV224.222.5-2
2023 Regular SeasonUNLV06.31-2
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State114.54.21
2025 Regular SeasonUtah State119.65.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#2

San José State

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

#3

Wyoming

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

#4

Utah State

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · UNLV

2 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 22.5 usage

38.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · UNLV

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · UNLV

20

4 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 5.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.82

Lawndale · Lawndale, CA

Committed To
UNLV
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

3

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

69

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 27 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Naki Fahina quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
69