Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Old Dominion
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 32.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- James Madison • Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: App State
Player Story
Seth Naotala built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Newport News, VA wearing No. 38, spending time with James Madison and Old Dominion. The clearest part of Seth Naotala's career was his...
Read the storySeth Naotala, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Old Dominion. Seth Naotala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 95
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Seth Naotala quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Old Dominion · LB
- Career Tackles
- 95
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Old Dominion
- Top game
- App State
- Latest roster
- No. 38 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · LB 201st (top 16%) · Sun Belt 41st (top 7%) · National 357th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 20.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Old Dominion | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 12 | 56 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58.6 |
Related Context
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Seth Naotala played LB for James Madison and Old Dominion. Across 4 tracked seasons, Seth Naotala recorded 95 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Old Dominion paired 12 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.2 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: Troy
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Old Dominion
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
32.2
Usage
6.9
Consistency
44.6
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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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. North Carolina Central: 1.5. Virginia Tech: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0.5. Marshall: 0.5. James Madison: 1. App State: 1. UL Monroe: 2. Troy: 3. Georgia Southern: 0. Georgia State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 8 by 38.3. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. North Carolina Central: 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 26.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 40.8. Troy: 5 by 50.8. Georgia Southern: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
55 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/17 | @ South Florida | W 24-10 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | W 27-10 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Georgia Southern | W 45-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/14 | vs TroySplash game | W 33-0 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ UL MonroeSplash game | W 31-6 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs App State | W 24-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ James Madison | L 27-63 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Marshall10+ tackles | L 24-48 | 12 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 47-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Virginia Tech | W 45-26 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs North Carolina Central | W 54-6 | 7 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Indiana | L 14-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Seth Naotala story
Seth Naotala built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Newport News, VA wearing No. 38, spending time with James Madison and Old Dominion. The clearest part of Seth Naotala's career was his defensive production: 95 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Seth Naotala's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
James Madison
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Old Dominion
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 1 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 3 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Old Dominion | 12 | 32.2 | 6.9 | 9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 12 | 32.2 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ App State
Week 10 · L 20-28 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 87 Troy
Week 12 · W 33-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 131 UL Monroe
Week 10 · W 31-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 133 Georgia State
Week 14 · W 27-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
vs North Carolina Central
Week 2 · W 54-6
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Old Dominion
12 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 6.9 usage
58.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Old Dominion
58.6
12 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
20.9
3 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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