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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Hawai'i
Steven Lakalaka
RB • 5'10" • Honolulu, HI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Steven Lakalaka leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Steven Lakalaka built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 4, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Steven Lakalaka's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Steven Lakalaka, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Steven Lakalaka leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,883
- Rushing yards
- 1,717
- Receiving yards
- 166
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Steven Lakalaka quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,883
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Punahou · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- Punahou · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 430 scrimmage yards · RB 217th (top 38%) · Mountain West 51st (top 25%) · National 567th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 11 | 553 | 468 | 85 | 4 | 63.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 10 | 699 | 646 | 53 | 2 | 73.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 6 | 201 | 187 | 14 | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Hawai'i | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 14 | 429 | 415 | 14 | 12 | 47.8 |
Related Context
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Steven Lakalaka played RB for Hawai'i. Across 5 tracked seasons, Steven Lakalaka recorded 1,717 rushing yards, 166 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 699 primary output with 42.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.7 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: Arizona
Loss with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Hawai'i
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
30.7
Efficiency
38.7
Usage
14.3
Consistency
50.2
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 1. Michigan: 40. California: 61. UT Martin: 71. Arizona: 77. Nevada: 17. San José State: 36. UNLV: 25. Air Force: 4. New Mexico: 23. San Diego State: 40. Boise State: 19. Fresno State: 11. Massachusetts: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 5.2. Michigan: 8 by 52.1. California: 11 by 57.8. UT Martin: 11 by 67.2. Arizona: 19 by 41.5. Nevada: 5 by 35.4. San José State: 4 by 87.5. UNLV: 7 by 37.2. Air Force: 3 by 13.9. New Mexico: 9 by 26.6. San Diego State: 14 by 29.8. Boise State: 6 by 33. Fresno State: 4 by 28.6. Massachusetts: 2 by 26
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins20.7 · Games = 7 · -20 vs Losses
Losses40.7 · Games = 7 · +20 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/25 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 52-35 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Massachusetts | W 46-40 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Fresno State2+ TD | W 14-13 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 2 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Boise State | L 16-52 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ San Diego State | L 0-55 | 14 | 40 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sun 10/30 | vs New Mexico | L 21-28 | 9 | 23 | 2.60 | 1 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Air Force | W 34-27 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 1 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sun 10/16 | vs UNLV2+ TD | L 38-41 | 7 | 25 | 3.60 | 2 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ San José State | W 34-17 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Nevada | W 38-17 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Arizona2+ TD | L 28-47 | 16 | 63 | 3.90 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.1 |
| Sun 9/11 | vs UT Martin | W 41-36 | 11 | 71 | 6.50 | 1 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Michigan | L 3-63 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 8/27 | @ California | L 31-51 | 11 | 61 | 5.50 | 1 | — | — | 5.5 |
Player Story
Steven Lakalaka story
Steven Lakalaka built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 4, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Steven Lakalaka's career was his backfield work: 1,717 rushing yards, 422 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 166 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Hawai'i. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 166 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i.
The arc is straightforward: Steven Lakalaka 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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Hawai'i
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 553 | 45.7 | 20.5 | 553 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 699 | 42.2 | 29.8 | 146 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 201 | 35 | 17.3 | -498 |
| 2016 Postseason | Hawai'i | 430 | 38.7 | 14.3 | 229 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 430 | 38.7 | 14.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 4 · L 12-21
Loss with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
88.3 takeover
123 scrimmage yards and 38.8 usage.
#2
vs Northern Iowa
Week 3 · W 27-24
126
Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
126 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#3
@ New Mexico
Week 7 · L 27-28 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
79.9 takeover
Loss with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 3 · L 28-47
77
Scrimmage Yards
77.8 takeover
Loss with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 32.2 usage.
#5
vs Army
Week 14 · W 49-42
108
Scrimmage Yards
77.3 takeover
Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Hawai'i
699 primary output · 42.2 efficiency · 29.8 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Hawai'i
63.2
553 primary · 45.7 efficiency · 20.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Hawai'i
47.8
430 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 14.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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