Player Dossier

2020-2023

Navy

Tai Lavatai

QB • 6'2" • 221 lbs • St. Johns, FL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Tai Lavatai is a balanced quarterback profile with 21.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

32%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

29

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

26

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

37

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Navy

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Navy
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Army

Player Story

Tai Lavatai built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a quarterback from St. Johns, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Tai Lavatai's career was his backfield work: 925 rushing...

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Tai Lavatai, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Navy. Tai Lavatai is a balanced quarterback profile with 21.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,862
Passing yards
1,937
Rushing yards
925
Touchdowns
30

Quick Answers

Tai Lavatai quick answers

Latest team and position
Navy · QB
Career Total Offense
2,862
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Navy
Top game
Army
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2023 Total offense rank
946 total offense · QB 149th (top 38%) · American Athletic 19th (top 12%) · National 196th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonNavy00000-
2021 Regular SeasonNavy108204493711264.8
2022 Regular SeasonNavy81,0967873091170.2
2023 Regular SeasonNavy8946701245763.9

Related Context

Tai Lavatai played QB for Navy. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tai Lavatai recorded 1,937 passing yards, 925 rushing yards, and 26 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Navy.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Navy paired 1,096 primary output with 53.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 60.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Army

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Navy

Games

8

Primary Metric / G

118.3

Efficiency

60.8

Usage

21.9

Consistency

59.7

Best Game by takeover score

Army

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 66. Wagner: 226. Memphis: 163. South Florida: 28. North Texas: 103. Charlotte: 3. Air Force: 104. Army: 253

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. Notre Dame: 16 by 58.2. Wagner: 29 by 75.5. Memphis: 33 by 58.1. South Florida: 13 by 39.5. North Texas: 11 by 80.4. Charlotte: 3 by 64.6. Air Force: 26 by 45.8. Army: 45 by 64.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins110.7 · Games = 3 · -12.1 vs Losses
Losses122.8 · Games = 5 · +12.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Army

Best efficiency game

80.4 vs North Texas

Result
Sat 12/9@ ArmyDual-threatL 11-17162617961.51064.519743.90025
Sat 10/21vs Air ForceL 6-1713239656.51245.8382.7006
Sat 10/14@ CharlotteW 14-0117100.00064.62-4-201
Sat 10/7vs North TexasW 27-24487550.01080.43289.30020
Sat 9/30vs South FloridaL 30-4415720.00039.58212.6028
Thu 9/14@ MemphisL 24-28101913352.61058.114302.1007
Sat 9/9vs WagnerDual-threatW 24-081316161.51075.516654.10011
Sat 8/26@ Notre DameL 3-42364350.00058.210232.3007

Player Story

Tai Lavatai story

Tai Lavatai built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a quarterback from St. Johns, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Tai Lavatai's career was his backfield work: 925 rushing yards, 360 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 26 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Navy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,937 passing yards, 26 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Navy.

The arc is straightforward: Tai Lavatai moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Navy

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNavy0
2021 Regular SeasonNavy82053.328.4820
2022 Regular SeasonNavy1,09653.724.5276
2023 Regular SeasonNavy94660.821.9-150

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Army

Week 15 · L 11-17

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

253

Total Offense

88.2 takeover

253 total offense with 64.5 efficiency.

#2

@ Army

Week 15 · W 17-13

144

Total Offense

86.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

144 total offense with 74.4 efficiency.

#3

vs Wagner

Week 2 · W 24-0

226

Total Offense

81.9 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

226 total offense with 75.5 efficiency.

#4

vs SMU

Week 6 · L 24-31 · Conference game

117

Total Offense

81.7 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

117 total offense with 63.9 efficiency.

#5

@ SMU

Week 7 · L 34-40 · Conference game

258

Total Offense

76.3 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

258 total offense with 56.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Navy

1,096 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 24.5 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · Navy

64.8

820 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 28.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Navy

63.9

946 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 21.9 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

12

Above avg efficiency