Player Dossier

2020-2024

Nevada

Tongiaki Mateialona

LB • 6'1" • 232 lbs • Compton, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tongiaki Mateialona shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

17.5

Efficiency

42.1

Consistency

52.7

Season Value

33.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Nevada

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Nevada
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

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.

Tongiaki Mateialona, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Nevada. Tongiaki Mateialona shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Nevada paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 42.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Loss with 3 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Nevada

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

42.1

Usage

17.5

Consistency

52.7

Best Game by takeover score

UNLV

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Troy: 1. SMU: 3. Georgia Southern: 1.5. Minnesota: 1. Unknown: 1. San José State: 2. Oregon State: 2. Air Force: 0. UNLV: 1

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. Troy: 7 by 39.2. SMU: 8 by 63.3. Georgia Southern: 7 by 44.2. Minnesota: 7 by 39.2. Unknown: 7 by 39.2. San José State: 6 by 45. Oregon State: 6 by 45. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. UNLV: 9 by 47.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=2 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half1.5 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=4 · -0.3 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

SMU

Best efficiency game

63.3 vs SMU

Result
Sun 12/1@ UNLVL 14-38930.500.500
Sun 11/24vs Air ForceL 19-2243000
Sat 10/12vs Oregon StateW 42-3762110
Sat 10/5@ San José StateSplash gameL 31-3564200
Sat 9/21vs Unknown73100
Sat 9/14@ MinnesotaL 0-2774100
Sat 9/7vs Georgia SouthernL 17-20731.5000
Sat 8/31@ TroyW 28-2674100
Sun 8/25vs SMUL 24-2985102

Career Arc

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

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    Nevada

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202020212021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNevada0
2021 PostseasonNevada06.31.30
2021 Regular SeasonNevada06.31.30
2022 Regular SeasonNevada5.5235.65.5
2023 Regular SeasonNevada320.96.4-2.5
2024 Regular SeasonNevada12.542.117.59.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UNLV

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

#2

SMU

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

USC

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

#4

San José State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

#5

Oregon State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Nevada

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

35.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · Nevada

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Nevada

33.1

12.5 primary · 42.1 efficiency · 17.5 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.82

Compton Dominguez · Compton, CA

Committed To
Nevada
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

168

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
168