Usage Score
8.5
Player Dossier
2022-2025Old Dominion
Koa Naotala
LB • 5'11" • 222 lbs • Newport News, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Koa Naotala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Efficiency
39.8
Consistency
54.2
Season Value
50.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Scouting Read
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Koa Naotala, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Koa Naotala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Koa Naotala played LB for Old Dominion. Across 4 tracked seasons, Koa Naotala recorded 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Old Dominion paired 14 primary output with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
39.8
Usage
8.5
Consistency
54.2
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 2. East Carolina: 1. Virginia Tech: 2.5. Bowling Green: 2.5. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 0. Texas State: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. App State: 1. James Madison: 1. Marshall: 0. Arkansas State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 7 by 49.2. East Carolina: 18 by 60. Virginia Tech: 7 by 54.2. Bowling Green: 9 by 62.5. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Southern: 5 by 20.8. App State: 5 by 30.8. James Madison: 11 by 55.8. Marshall: 12 by 50. Arkansas State: 3 by 42.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -0.2 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
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Arkansas StateSplash game | W 40-32 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Marshall10+ tackles | L 35-42 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs James Madison10+ tackles | L 32-35 | 11 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ App State | L 20-28 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/24 | vs Georgia Southern | W 47-19 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Texas State | W 24-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Georgia State | W 21-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 37-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | W 30-27 | 9 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | L 17-37 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs East Carolina10+ tackles | L 14-20 | 18 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | L 19-23 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Old Dominion
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Old Dominion | 3.5 | 21.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 3.5 | 21.1 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 14 | 39.8 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | -14 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Western Kentucky
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Primary metric
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.4 takeover score.
#2
Bowling Green
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.
#3
Arkansas State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.7 takeover score.
#4
Virginia Tech
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
#5
South Carolina
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
14 primary output · 39.8 efficiency · 8.5 usage
50.6
#2
2023 Postseason · Old Dominion
14.8
3.5 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Old Dominion
14.8
3.5 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
5
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
116
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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