Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Colorado
Samson Kafovalu
DT • 6'4" • Riverside, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Samson Kafovalu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Samson Kafovalu built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Riverside, CA wearing No. 54, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Samson Kafovalu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Samson Kafovalu, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Colorado. Samson Kafovalu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 53
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Samson Kafovalu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · DT
- Career Tackles
- 53
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Colorado
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Arlington · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- Arlington · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DT 10th (top 5%) · Pac-12 60th (top 12%) · National 642nd (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 14 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 46.6 |
Related Context
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Samson Kafovalu played DT for Colorado. Across 5 tracked seasons, Samson Kafovalu recorded 53 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Colorado paired 9 primary output with 22.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Colorado
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
22.2
Usage
6.3
Consistency
11.9
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 2. Colorado State: 0. Idaho State: 0. Michigan: 2. Oregon: 2. Oregon State: 1. USC: 0. Arizona State: 2. Stanford: 0. UCLA: 0. Arizona: 0. Washington State: 0. Utah: 0. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 9 by 57.5. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. Idaho State: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 6 by 45. Oregon: 7 by 49.2. Oregon State: 2 by 18.3. USC: 4 by 16.7. Arizona State: 2 by 28.3. Stanford: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 4 by 16.7. Arizona: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 6 by 25. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 10 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 8-38 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Washington | L 10-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Utah | W 27-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Washington State | W 38-24 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Arizona | W 49-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/4 | vs UCLA | W 20-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Stanford | W 10-5 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Arizona StateSplash game | W 40-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ USC | L 17-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Oregon State | W 47-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ OregonSplash game | W 41-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 28-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Idaho State | W 56-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Colorado State | W 44-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Samson Kafovalu story
Samson Kafovalu built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Riverside, CA wearing No. 54, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Samson Kafovalu's career was his defensive production: 53 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Colorado. 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 Samson Kafovalu's production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado.
The arc is straightforward: Samson Kafovalu 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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Colorado
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 9 | 22.2 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 9 | 22.2 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma State
Week 1 · L 8-38 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Oregon
Week 4 · W 41-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan
Week 3 · L 28-45
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Arizona State
Week 7 · W 40-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Oregon State
Week 5 · W 47-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Colorado
9 primary output · 22.2 efficiency · 6.3 usage
46.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · Colorado
46.6
9 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Colorado
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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