Usage Score
10.1
Player Dossier
2017-2022San Diego State
Jonah Tavai
DL • 6'0" • 290 lbs • Manhattan Beach, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jonah Tavai shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
29.7
Consistency
53.6
Season Value
28.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State
171819192021212222
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 9
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
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.
Jonah Tavai, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State. Jonah Tavai shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
San Diego State paired 23.5 primary output with 29.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. 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.
2020 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
29.7
Usage
10.1
Consistency
53.6
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Game-by-Game Trend
12345678
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 2. Utah State: 0. San José State: 1. Hawai'i: 4.5. Nevada: 0.5. Colorado: 0.5. Colorado State: 2. BYU: 2
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. UNLV: 1 by 24.2. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 1 by 14.2. Hawai'i: 5 by 65.8. Nevada: 3 by 17.5. Colorado: 6 by 30. Colorado State: 7 by 49.2. BYU: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
Wins2.1 · n=4 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=4 · -1.1 vs Wins
First Half1.9 · n=4 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=4 · -0.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | @ BYU | L 14-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | vs Colorado State | W 29-17 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Colorado | L 10-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Nevada | L 21-26 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs San José State | L 17-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ Utah State | W 38-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | vs UNLV | W 34-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
San Diego State
2017-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
201720182019201920202021202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | San Diego State | 3.5 | 10.8 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3.5 | 10.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12.5 | 29.7 | 10.1 | 9 |
| 2021 Postseason | San Diego State | 23.5 | 29.7 | 12.3 | 11 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 23.5 | 29.7 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | San Diego State | 24.5 | 36.7 | 12.7 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 24.5 | 36.7 | 12.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Boise State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5
Primary metric
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#2
San José State
6
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#3
Hawai'i
4.5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.7 takeover score.
#4
Fresno State
5
Primary metric
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.
#5
Nevada
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · San Diego State
23.5 primary output · 29.7 efficiency · 12.3 usage
31.2
#2
2021 Regular Season · San Diego State
31.2
23.5 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · San Diego State
30.7
24.5 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 12.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
147
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.