Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Oklahoma State
Poasa Utu
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Poasa Utu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Poasa Utu built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Arlington, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Poasa Utu's career was his defensive production: 11...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Poasa Utu, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Oklahoma State. Poasa Utu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 11
- TFL
- 1.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Poasa Utu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 11
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kennedale · Oklahoma State
- High school pipeline
- Kennedale · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 8 tackles · LB 815th (top 64%) · Big 12 384th (top 53%) · National 3,211th (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 6 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State to Nevada | P4 to G5/FCS | 78.4 | Jan 15, 2026 |
Poasa Utu played LB for Oklahoma State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Poasa Utu recorded 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Oklahoma State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Oklahoma State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
2.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. Arizona: 3. Houston: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas: 0. UCF: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 3 by 42.5. Houston: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Arizona
Player Story
Poasa Utu story
Poasa Utu built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Arlington, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Poasa Utu's career was his defensive production: 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Poasa Utu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 4 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 28 Arizona
Week 6 · L 13-41 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 76 UCF
Week 13 · L 14-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
24.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.4 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 40 Houston
Week 7 · L 17-39 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.1 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 58 Kansas
Week 10 · L 21-38 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
4.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.2 takeover score.
#5
@ TCU
Week 11 · L 13-38 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.9 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
37
#2
2025 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
36.9
4 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
36.8
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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