Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Arizona
Tiaoalii Savea
DL • 6'4" • 310 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Impact Production
46
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCLA • Arizona • Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Tiaoalii Savea built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 97, spending time with Arizona, Texas, and UCLA. The clearest part of Tiaoalii Savea's career was...
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- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Tiaoalii Savea, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arizona. Tiaoalii Savea shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Tiaoalii Savea quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · DL
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Desert Pines · UCLA
- High school pipeline
- Desert Pines · 33 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DL 165th (top 16%) · Big 12 156th (top 22%) · National 1,413th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona | 6 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 27.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 9 | 30 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 42.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Tiaoalii Savea played DL for UCLA, Arizona, and Texas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tiaoalii Savea recorded 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Arizona paired 10 primary output with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Arizona, Texas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Arizona
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
20
Usage
4.8
Consistency
54.7
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 1. Weber State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Iowa State: 1. Oklahoma State: 1.5. BYU: 0.5. Houston: 0.5. Colorado: 1. Kansas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 2 by 18.3. Weber State: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma State: 2 by 23.3. BYU: 6 by 30. Houston: 4 by 21.7. Colorado: 4 by 26.7. Kansas: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
30 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/8 | vs Kansas | W 24-20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Colorado | W 52-17 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Houston | L 28-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs BYU | L 27-33 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Oklahoma State | W 41-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Iowa State | L 14-39 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Kansas State | W 23-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Weber State | W 48-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Hawai'i | W 40-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tiaoalii Savea story
Tiaoalii Savea built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 97, spending time with Arizona, Texas, and UCLA. The clearest part of Tiaoalii Savea's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Tiaoalii Savea'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
UCLA
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona
2022-2025
Peak year stop
- 3
Texas
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 3 | 14.8 | 3.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona | 2.5 | 13.9 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 10 | 18.8 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 18.8 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 1 | 8.9 | 2 | -9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 8.9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 5.5 | 20 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington
Week 5 · L 24-31 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ California
Week 4 · L 31-49 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 121 Oklahoma State
Week 6 · W 41-13 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#4
vs California
Week 13 · W 42-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona
Week 6 · W 34-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Arizona
10 primary output · 18.8 efficiency · 6.3 usage
58.6
#2
2023 Regular Season · Arizona
58.6
10 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Arizona
42.4
5.5 primary · 20 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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