Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Utah State
Ricky Ali'ifua
DE • 6'2" • San Leandro, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ricky Ali'ifua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Ricky Ali'ifua built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from San Leandro, CA wearing No. 95, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Ricky Ali'ifua's career was his defensive...
Read the storyRicky Ali'ifua, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Utah State. Ricky Ali'ifua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 29
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Ricky Ali'ifua quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 29
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Utah State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DE 106th (top 29%) · Mountain West 141st (top 28%) · National 1,488th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 29 | 8 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 68.6 |
Related Context
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Ricky Ali'ifua played DE for Utah State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ricky Ali'ifua recorded 29 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Utah State paired 18.5 primary output with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Utah State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
27.8
Usage
8.8
Consistency
73.3
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Weber State: 1.5. USC: 1. Arkansas State: 3. Air Force: 2. Boise State: 0. Colorado State: 2. San Diego State: 0.5. Wyoming: 2. New Mexico: 1.5. Nevada: 3. BYU: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Weber State: 3 by 27.5. USC: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas State: 2 by 38.3. Air Force: 5 by 40.8. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Colorado State: 3 by 32.5. San Diego State: 2 by 13.3. Wyoming: 2 by 28.3. New Mexico: 4 by 31.7. Nevada: 2 by 38.3. BYU: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 2 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 9 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ BYUSplash game | L 10-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ NevadaSplash game | L 37-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs New Mexico | L 21-24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ WyomingSplash game | L 28-52 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs San Diego State | L 13-40 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ Colorado StateSplash game | L 24-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ Boise State | L 10-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Air ForceSplash game | L 20-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 34-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ USC | L 7-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Weber State | W 45-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ricky Ali'ifua story
Ricky Ali'ifua built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from San Leandro, CA wearing No. 95, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Ricky Ali'ifua's career was his defensive production: 29 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ricky Ali'ifua's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: Ricky Ali'ifua 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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Utah State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 18.5 | 27.8 | 8.8 | 18.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 12 · L 37-38 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 3 · W 34-20
3
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Air Force
Week 4 · L 20-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Wyoming
Week 10 · L 28-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
@ BYU
Week 13 · L 10-28
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Utah State
18.5 primary output · 27.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Utah State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Utah State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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