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Featured defensive role
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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
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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
Manti Te'o is listed as a ILB for Notre Dame. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Recognition
Honors
- 20122012 Consensus All-America · ncaa_consensusconsensus · unanimous
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