Usage / Role
42%
Rotational defensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2010-2016BYU
Sae Tautu
LB • 6'4" • Alpine, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sae Tautu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a linebacker
lowelite
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · BYU
1011121314151616
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Sae Tautu built his college career from 2010 through 2016 as a linebacker from Alpine, UT wearing No. 31, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Sae Tautu's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 11...
Read the story2★
- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Sae Tautu, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · BYU. Sae Tautu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Sae Tautu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 8 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lone Peak · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Lone Peak · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · LB 280th (top 28%) · FBS Independents 18th (top 10%) · National 751st (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 46 | 10.5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72.2 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Sae Tautu
Sae Tautu played LB for BYU. Across 7 tracked seasons, Sae Tautu recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
BYU paired 21 primary output with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2016 Postseason · BYU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
34.5
Usage
11.9
Consistency
55.4
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0.5. Arizona: 2. Utah: 0. UCLA: 1. Toledo: 1.5. Michigan State: 4. Mississippi State: 5. Boise State: 2. Cincinnati: 1.5. Southern Utah: 1.5. Massachusetts: 1. Utah State: 1
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.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 3 by 17.5. Arizona: 3 by 32.5. Utah: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 1 by 14.2. Toledo: 5 by 35.8. Michigan State: 6 by 65. Mississippi State: 8 by 83.3. Boise State: 9 by 57.5. Cincinnati: 4 by 31.7. Southern Utah: 3 by 27.5. Massachusetts: 3 by 22.5. Utah State: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 9 · +1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/22 | @ Wyoming | W 24-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Utah State | W 28-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Massachusetts | W 51-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Southern Utah | W 37-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Cincinnati | W 20-3 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/21 | @ Boise StateSplash game | L 27-28 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 28-21 | 8 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Michigan State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Toledo | W 55-53 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs UCLA | L 14-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Utah | L 19-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ ArizonaSplash game | W 18-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sae Tautu story
Sae Tautu built his college career from 2010 through 2016 as a linebacker from Alpine, UT wearing No. 31, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Sae Tautu's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with BYU. 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 Sae Tautu's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.
The arc is straightforward: Sae Tautu 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
BYU
2010-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20102011201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 21 | 34.5 | 11.9 | 21 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 21 | 34.5 | 11.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Mississippi State
Week 7 · W 28-21
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 6 · W 31-14
4
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Boise State
Week 8 · L 27-28
2
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 1 · W 18-16
2
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Cincinnati
Week 10 · W 20-3
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · BYU
21 primary output · 34.5 efficiency · 11.9 usage
72.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · BYU
72.2
21 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · BYU
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Next best actions
Keep exploring Sae Tautu
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.