Player Career
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Player Story
Naki Fahina built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Hawthorne, CA, spending time with New Mexico State, UNLV, and Utah State. The clearest part of Naki Fahina's career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Naki Fahina's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
UNLV
2019-2023
Opening stop
New Mexico State
2024
Peak year stop
Utah State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 0.5 | 6.5 | 1.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 1 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 5 | 20.8 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 2 | 24.2 | 22.5 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 3 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Utah State | 1 | 19.6 | 4.8 | -2 |
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 9 · L 20-51 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Wyoming
Week 13 · L 14-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho State
Week 1 · W 52-21
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 1 · W 23-16
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
vs San José State
Week 8 · L 20-27 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · UNLV
2 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 22.5 usage
66.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · UNLV
55.9
5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UNLV
38.2
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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