Player Dossier

2020-2023

San 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 9.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.9

Efficiency

9.5

Consistency

3

Season Value

4.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
San Diego State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

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.

Vai Kaho, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · San Diego State. Vai Kaho shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

San Diego State paired 1 primary output with 8.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

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

2023 Regular Season · San Diego State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.0

Efficiency

9.5

Usage

2.9

Consistency

3

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Ohio: 0. UCLA: 0. Oregon State: 0. Boise State: 0. Air Force: 0.5. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 0. Colorado State: 0. San José State: 0. Fresno State: 0

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. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 4 by 16.7. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. 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 4.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Air Force

Best efficiency game

17.5 vs Air Force

Result
Sun 11/26vs Fresno StateW 33-1811000
Sun 11/19@ San José StateL 13-2411000
Sun 11/12@ Colorado StateL 19-2220000
Sun 10/22vs NevadaL 0-620000
Sun 10/15@ Hawai'iW 41-3444000
Sun 10/1@ Air ForceL 10-49310.5000
Sat 9/23vs Boise StateL 31-3421000
Sat 9/16@ Oregon StateL 9-2611000
Sat 9/9vs UCLAL 10-3542000
Sun 9/3vs Unknown22000
Sat 8/26vs OhioW 20-1322000

Career Arc

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

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    San Diego State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State0
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State18.92.41
2022 Regular SeasonSan Diego State18.62.30
2023 Regular SeasonSan Diego State0.59.52.9-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Air Force

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#2

New Mexico

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.

#3

Air Force

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26 takeover score.

#4

Hawai'i

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.3 takeover score.

#5

UCLA

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · San Diego State

1 primary output · 8.9 efficiency · 2.4 usage

6.6

#2

2022 Regular Season · San Diego State

5.1

1 primary · 8.6 efficiency · 2.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · San Diego State

4.4

0.5 primary · 9.5 efficiency · 2.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8426

Bishop Manogue · Reno, NV

Committed To
San Diego State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

38

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Vai Kaho quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
38