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Player Dossier
2009-2012Notre Dame
Manti Te'o
ILB • 6'2" • Laie, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Manti Te'o shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Manti Te'o built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as an inside linebacker from Laie, HI wearing No. 5, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Manti Te'o's career was his defensive production: 7...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 38
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Manti Te'o, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Manti Te'o shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Manti Te'o quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · ILB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 6 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Punahou · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Punahou · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 2 · Pick 6 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69.3 |
Related Context
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Manti Te'o is listed as a ILB for Notre Dame. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 7 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
23.3
Usage
—
Consistency
84.6
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Navy: 1. Michigan: 2. BYU: 1. Oklahoma: 1. Boston College: 1. USC: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 3 · -0.3 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
Michigan
Best efficiency game
40 vs Michigan
Player Story
Manti Te'o story
Manti Te'o built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as an inside linebacker from Laie, HI wearing No. 5, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Manti Te'o's career was his defensive production: 7 interceptions across 6 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Notre Dame. 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 Manti Te'o's production has multiple signals. With 6 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: Manti Te'o 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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Notre Dame
2009-2012
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Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 7 | 23.3 | — | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 4 · W 13-6
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ USC
Week 13 · W 22-13
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#3
@ Boston College
Week 11 · W 21-6
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma
Week 9 · W 30-13
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 8 · W 17-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
7 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · — usage
69.3
#2
2009 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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