Usage Score
5.7
Player Dossier
2021-2025UCLA
Tiaoalii Savea
DL • 6'4" • 310 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tiaoalii Savea shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
17.8
Consistency
51.9
Season Value
21.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- UCLA • Arizona • Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
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.
Tiaoalii Savea, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Arizona. Tiaoalii Savea shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Arizona paired 3.5 primary output with 17.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
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: Iowa State
Loss with 1 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 Regular Season · Arizona
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
17.8
Usage
5.7
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Unknown: 0. Kansas State: 0. Iowa State: 1. Oklahoma State: 0.5. BYU: 0.5. Houston: 0.5. Colorado: 1. Kansas: 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. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma State: 2 by 13.3. BYU: 6 by 30. Houston: 4 by 21.7. Colorado: 4 by 26.7. Kansas: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa 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 Unknown | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Hawai'i | W 40-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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 Progression
2021202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 1 | 9.8 | 1.3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona | 2.5 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 7 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 7 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 1 | 8.9 | 2.2 | -6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 3.5 | 17.8 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Washington
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.
#2
California
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.
#3
Iowa State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.
#4
Colorado
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#5
UTSA
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Arizona
3.5 primary output · 17.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
21.7
#2
2023 Postseason · Arizona
20.4
7 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Arizona
20.4
7 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.9161
Desert Pines · Las Vegas, NV
- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
3
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
76
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 32 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.