Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023San Diego State
Vai Kaho
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Reno, NV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Vai Kaho shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Vai Kaho built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a linebacker from Reno, NV wearing No. 44, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Vai Kaho's career was his defensive production: 38...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Vai Kaho, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State. Vai Kaho shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 38
- TFL
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Vai Kaho quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 38
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Manogue · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Crescent · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · LB 515th (top 42%) · Mountain West 148th (top 29%) · National 1,736th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 11 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | - | 0 | 42.7 |
Related Context
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Vai Kaho played LB for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Vai Kaho recorded 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 5.5 primary output with 14.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
14.1
Usage
5
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Idaho State: 2. Ohio: 0. UCLA: 1. Oregon State: 0. Boise State: 1. Air Force: 0.5. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 0. Colorado State: 0. San José State: 1. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Idaho State: 2 by 28.3. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 4 by 26.7. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 2 by 18.3. Air Force: 3 by 17.5. Hawai'i: 4 by 16.7. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 2 by 8.3. San José State: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Idaho State
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Idaho State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Fresno State | W 33-18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ San José State | L 13-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Colorado State | L 19-22 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Nevada | L 0-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Hawai'i | W 41-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Air Force | L 10-49 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Boise State | L 31-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Oregon State | L 9-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs UCLA | L 10-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Idaho StateSplash game | W 36-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | vs Ohio | W 20-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Vai Kaho story
Vai Kaho built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a linebacker from Reno, NV wearing No. 44, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Vai Kaho's career was his defensive production: 38 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Vai Kaho's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 5.5 | 14.1 | 5 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Air Force
Week 13 · L 3-13 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Idaho State
Week 1 · W 36-28
2
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 6 · W 31-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#4
@ San José State
Week 12 · L 13-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#5
vs UCLA
Week 2 · L 10-35
1
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
5.5 primary output · 14.1 efficiency · 5 usage
42.7
#2
2021 Regular Season · San Diego State
14.5
1 primary · 8.9 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · San Diego State
12.6
1 primary · 8.6 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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