Player Dossier

2020-2024

Utah State

Poukesi Vakauta

DL • 6'0" • 305 lbs • Euless, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Poukesi Vakauta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

1.1

Efficiency

5.4

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

4.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Utah State • Colorado State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

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.

Poukesi Vakauta, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Utah State. Poukesi Vakauta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Utah State paired 0.5 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 5.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah State, Colorado State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: San José State

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 · Utah State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

5.4

Usage

1.1

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Nevada

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Air Force: 0. San José State: 0.5. Nevada: 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: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 1 by 9.2. Nevada: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=2
First Half0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=2 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

San José State

Best efficiency game

9.2 vs San José State

Result
Sat 11/11vs NevadaW 41-2410000
Sat 10/21@ San José StateL 21-42100.5000
Sat 9/16@ Air ForceL 21-3910000
Sun 9/10vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Utah State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Colorado State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUtah State0.59.22.5
2021 Regular SeasonUtah State2.59.53.22
2022 PostseasonUtah State3.510.14.31
2022 Regular SeasonUtah State3.510.14.30
2023 Regular SeasonUtah State0.55.41.1-3
2024 Regular SeasonColorado State0-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Memphis

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.3 takeover score.

#3

New Mexico State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.7 takeover score.

#4

Colorado State

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.2 takeover score.

#5

Hawai'i

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Utah State

0.5 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 2.5 usage

29.1

#2

2022 Postseason · Utah State

14.7

3.5 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Utah State

14.7

3.5 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8467

Trinity · Euless, TX

Committed To
Utah State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

26

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 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

Poukesi Vakauta quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
26