Player Dossier

2022-2025

James Madison

Seth Naotala

LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Newport News, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Seth Naotala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.8

Efficiency

30.6

Consistency

35.3

Season Value

22.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Old Dominion

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
James Madison • Old Dominion
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

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.

Seth Naotala, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Old Dominion. Seth Naotala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Old Dominion paired 10 primary output with 30.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 30.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, Old Dominion.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Win with 2 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

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2025 Postseason · Old Dominion

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

30.6

Usage

6.8

Consistency

35.3

Best Game by takeover score

South Florida

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 0.5. Indiana: 0. Unknown: 1.5. Virginia Tech: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0.5. Marshall: 0.5. James Madison: 1. App State: 0. UL Monroe: 2. Troy: 2. Georgia Southern: 0. Georgia State: 2

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. South Florida: 8 by 38.3. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 7 by 44.2. Virginia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 21.7. Marshall: 12 by 55. James Madison: 6 by 35. App State: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 40.8. Troy: 5 by 40.8. Georgia Southern: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 4 by 36.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=3 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=6 · +0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

55 vs Marshall

Result
Wed 12/17@ South FloridaW 24-10830.5000
Sat 11/29vs Georgia StateW 27-10400011
Sat 11/22@ Georgia SouthernW 45-1021000
Fri 11/14vs TroyW 33-052110
Sat 11/1@ UL MonroeW 31-653110
Sat 10/25vs App StateW 24-2141000
Sat 10/18@ James MadisonL 27-63610.500.500
Sat 10/11@ Marshall10+ tacklesL 24-481210.5000
Sat 10/4vs Coastal CarolinaW 47-7410.5000
Sat 9/13@ Virginia TechW 45-2632000
Sat 9/6vs Unknown711.5000
Sat 8/30@ IndianaL 14-2741000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    James Madison

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Old Dominion

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonJames Madison0
2023 Regular SeasonJames Madison15.91.21
2024 Regular SeasonOld Dominion112.74.90
2025 PostseasonOld Dominion1030.66.89
2025 Regular SeasonOld Dominion1030.66.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UL Monroe

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#2

Georgia State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

#3

Troy

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

1.5

Primary metric

Game with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.

#5

Old Dominion

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Old Dominion

10 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage

22.6

#2

2025 Regular Season · Old Dominion

22.6

10 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion

6.7

1 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

95

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 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

Seth Naotala quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
95