Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Colorado 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.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
4
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State • Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Poukesi Vakauta built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Euless, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with Colorado State and Utah State. The clearest part of Poukesi Vakauta's career...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Poukesi Vakauta, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Utah State. Poukesi Vakauta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 26
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Poukesi Vakauta quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 26
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Utah State
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Trinity · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Seguin · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Utah State | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 8 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah State to Colorado State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 21.2 | Mar 1, 2024 |
Poukesi Vakauta played DL for Utah State and Colorado State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Poukesi Vakauta recorded 26 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Utah State paired 3.5 primary output with 11 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 5.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from 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.
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Season Explorer
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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
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Idaho State: 0. Air Force: 0. San José State: 0.5. Nevada: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Idaho State: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 1 by 9.2. Nevada: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins
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
Player Story
Poukesi Vakauta story
Poukesi Vakauta built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Euless, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with Colorado State and Utah State. The clearest part of Poukesi Vakauta's career was his defensive production: 26 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Poukesi Vakauta's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Utah State
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 0.5 | 9.2 | 2.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 3.5 | 11 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 2022 Postseason | Utah State | 3.5 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 3.5 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 0.5 | 5.4 | 1.1 | -3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | — | — | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 1 · L 10-38 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
vs North Dakota
Week 2 · W 48-24
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Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico State
Week 10 · W 35-13
1
Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 51-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
43.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado State
Week 8 · W 26-24 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Utah State
3.5 primary output · 11 efficiency · 2.6 usage
46.9
#2
2022 Postseason · Utah State
39.2
3.5 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Utah State
39.2
3.5 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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