Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Hawai'i
Joey Iosefa
RB • 6'0" • Pago Pago, American Samoa
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Joey Iosefa leans workhorse runner traits and 41 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Joey Iosefa built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Pago Pago wearing No. 7, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Joey Iosefa's career was his backfield work: 2,218 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 231
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Joey Iosefa, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Joey Iosefa leans workhorse runner traits and 41 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,656
- Rushing yards
- 2,218
- Receiving yards
- 438
- Touchdowns
- 26
Quick Answers
Joey Iosefa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,656
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Faga'itua · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- Faga'itua · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 7 · Pick 14 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 693 scrimmage yards · RB 120th (top 22%) · Mountain West 29th (top 14%) · National 274th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 13 | 670 | 548 | 122 | 8 | 59.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 616 | 463 | 153 | 2 | 75.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 5 | 677 | 590 | 87 | 7 | 79.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6 | 693 | 617 | 76 | 9 | 75.5 |
Related Context
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Joey Iosefa played RB for Hawai'i. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joey Iosefa recorded 71 passing yards, 2,218 rushing yards, and 438 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 677 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
5
Scrimmage Yards / G
135.4
Efficiency
44.6
Usage
37.4
Consistency
76.6
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 6. Navy: 205. San Diego State: 168. Wyoming: 144. Army: 154
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 3 by 20.8. Navy: 37 by 57.2. San Diego State: 39 by 43.3. Wyoming: 29 by 44.4. Army: 28 by 57.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins154 · Games = 1 · +23.3 vs Losses
Losses130.8 · Games = 4 · -23.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
57.3 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs Army100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-42 | 28 | 154 | 5.50 | 1 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Wyoming2+ TD | L 56-59 | 24 | 91 | 3.80 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 5.0 |
| Sun 11/17 | vs San Diego State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 21-28 | 37 | 150 | 4.10 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Navy100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-42 | 35 | 191 | 5.50 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5.5 |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Nevada | L 9-31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Player Story
Joey Iosefa story
Joey Iosefa built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Pago Pago wearing No. 7, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Joey Iosefa's career was his backfield work: 2,218 rushing yards, 512 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 438 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Hawai'i. 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 71 passing yards and 438 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i.
The arc is straightforward: Joey Iosefa 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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Hawai'i
2010-2014
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 670 | 43.1 | 19.8 | 670 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 616 | 41.6 | 32.4 | -54 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 677 | 44.6 | 37.4 | 61 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 693 | 41 | 44.5 | 16 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 13 · W 37-35 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
222
Scrimmage Yards
88 takeover
222 scrimmage yards and 52.9 usage.
#2
@ Navy
Week 11 · L 28-42
205
Scrimmage Yards
85.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
205 scrimmage yards and 48.7 usage.
#3
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 5 · W 44-26 · Conference game
127
Scrimmage Yards
85.6 takeover
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
127 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#4
vs South Alabama
Week 14 · W 23-7
102
Scrimmage Yards
81.2 takeover
Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 26.8 usage.
#5
@ Colorado State
Week 9 · L 27-42 · Conference game
106
Scrimmage Yards
81 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
106 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Hawai'i
677 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 37.4 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Hawai'i
75.5
616 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 32.4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Hawai'i
75.5
693 primary · 41 efficiency · 44.5 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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