Player Dossier

2009-2012

Notre 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.

Usage Score

Efficiency

23.3

Consistency

84.6

Season Value

69.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Manti Te'o, ILB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Manti Te'o shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

23.3

Usage

Consistency

84.6

Best Game by takeover score

USC

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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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

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins1.2 · n=6
First Half1.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=3 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games1.2 · n=6

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

Result
Sun 11/25@ USCW 22-131
Sun 11/11@ Boston CollegeW 21-61
Sun 10/28@ OklahomaW 30-131
Sat 10/20vs BYUW 17-141
Sat 9/22vs MichiganSplash gameW 13-62
Sat 9/1@ NavyW 50-101

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Notre Dame

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0
2010 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2011 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2012 Regular SeasonNotre Dame723.37

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Michigan

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

USC

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#3

Boston College

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#5

BYU

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame

7 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · usage

69.3

#2

2009 Regular Season · Notre Dame

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Notre Dame

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2009 · Rating 0.9977

Punahou · Honolulu, HI

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

0

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Manti Te'o quick answers

Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
ILB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career passing yards
0