Player Career

Poukesi Vakauta Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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 Value Progression

202020212022202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUtah State0.59.22.5
2021 Regular SeasonUtah State3.5112.63
2022 PostseasonUtah State3.510.14.10
2022 Regular SeasonUtah State3.510.14.10
2023 Regular SeasonUtah State0.55.41.1-3
2024 Regular SeasonColorado State0-0.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Utah State to Colorado StateG5/FCS to G5/FCS21.2Mar 1, 2024

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

1

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

1

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