Player Dossier

2010-2015

USC

Soma Vainuku

FB • 6'0" • Eureka, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Soma Vainuku leans balanced backfield option traits and 20.9 efficiency.

Usage Score

1.1

Efficiency

20.9

Consistency

38.3

Season Value

15.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason · USC

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
USC
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

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.

Soma Vainuku, FB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason · USC. Soma Vainuku leans balanced backfield option traits and 20.9 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

USC paired 152 primary output with 68 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 20.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State

Win with 3 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. 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.

2015 Regular Season · USC

Games

3

Scrimmage Yards / G

1.3

Efficiency

20.9

Usage

1.1

Consistency

38.3

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 3. Utah: 1. Oregon: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins2 · n=2
First Half2 · n=2
All Games1.3 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas State

Best efficiency game

31.3 vs Arkansas State

Result
Sat 11/21@ OregonL 28-48
Sat 10/24vs UtahW 42-2411111
Sun 9/6vs Arkansas StateW 55-613303

Career Arc

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

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    USC

    2010-2015

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2010201120122013201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonUSC0
2011 Regular SeasonUSC00
2012 Regular SeasonUSC7645.13.276
2013 PostseasonUSC152684.276
2013 Regular SeasonUSC152684.20
2014 Regular SeasonUSC4044.42.2-112
2015 Regular SeasonUSC420.91.1-36

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado

Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

81

Primary metric

81 scrimmage yards and 11.5 usage.

#2

Fresno State

24

Primary metric

Win with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 2.2 usage.

#3

Hawai'i

23

Primary metric

Win with 23 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

23 scrimmage yards and 4.1 usage.

#4

Boston College

11

Primary metric

Loss with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

11 scrimmage yards and 1.7 usage.

#5

Arkansas State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

3 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2013 Postseason · USC

152 primary output · 68 efficiency · 4.2 usage

50

#2

2013 Regular Season · USC

50

152 primary · 68 efficiency · 4.2 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · USC

37.3

76 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8912

Eureka · Eureka, CA

Committed To
USC
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

272

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Soma Vainuku quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
FB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career rushing yards
148