Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024San José State
Soane Toia
DL • 6'0" • 278 lbs • Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Soane Toia shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Soane Toia built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Nuku'alofa wearing No. 42, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Soane Toia's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Soane Toia, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · San José State. Soane Toia shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 142
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
Soane Toia quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 142
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · San José State
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Grace Brethren · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Grace Brethren · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · DL 12th (top 2%) · Mountain West 52nd (top 10%) · National 509th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 9 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | San José State | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 32 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 63.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 13 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | 63.3 |
Related Context
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Soane Toia played DL for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Soane Toia recorded 142 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
San José State paired 19 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · San José State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
32.2
Usage
9.9
Consistency
38.2
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 2. Sacramento State: 0. Air Force: 0.5. Kennesaw State: 0. Washington State: 0. Nevada: 3.5. Colorado State: 1. Wyoming: 2. Fresno State: 0. Oregon State: 4. Boise State: 4. UNLV: 2. Stanford: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 4 by 36.7. Sacramento State: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 7 by 34.2. Kennesaw State: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 7 by 64.2. Colorado State: 2 by 18.3. Wyoming: 2 by 28.3. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 7 by 69.2. Boise State: 5 by 60.8. UNLV: 10 by 61.7. Stanford: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/25 | vs South FloridaSplash game | L 39-41 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Stanford | W 34-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UNLV10+ tackles · Splash game | L 16-27 | 10 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Boise StateSplash game | L 21-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | W 24-13 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Fresno State | L 10-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs WyomingSplash game | W 24-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Colorado State | L 24-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 35-31 | 7 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Washington State | L 52-54 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Kennesaw State | W 31-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Air Force | W 17-7 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Sacramento State | W 42-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Soane Toia story
Soane Toia built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Nuku'alofa wearing No. 42, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Soane Toia's career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Soane Toia's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 12.7 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 9 | 19.7 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2023 Postseason | San José State | 10 | 22.3 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 22.3 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 19 | 32.2 | 9.9 | 9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 19 | 32.2 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 11 · W 24-13
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Boise State
Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado State
Week 10 · W 28-16 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 6 · W 35-31 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 35-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · San José State
19 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage
63.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · San José State
63.3
19 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · San José State
39.9
9 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
11
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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