Player Dossier

2012-2016

Hawai'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.

Usage / Role

48%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

47

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

51

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

58

Useful peak profile

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8615

Punahou · Honolulu, HI

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

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonHawai'i00000-
2013 Regular SeasonHawai'i1155346885463.2
2014 Regular SeasonHawai'i1069964653273.6
2015 Regular SeasonHawai'i620118714038.3
2016 PostseasonHawai'i14110147.8
2016 Regular SeasonHawai'i14429415141247.8

Related Context

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

2014 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 42.2 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: Colorado

Loss with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Regular Season · Hawai'i

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

69.9

Efficiency

42.2

Usage

29.8

Consistency

66.9

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 34. Oregon State: 15. Northern Iowa: 126. Colorado: 123. Rice: 74. Wyoming: 109. San Diego State: 58. Nevada: 54. Utah State: 78. Colorado State: 28

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 9 by 39.4. Oregon State: 6 by 26. Northern Iowa: 33 by 40.1. Colorado: 19 by 67.4. Rice: 22 by 35. Wyoming: 24 by 40.5. San Diego State: 16 by 37.8. Nevada: 16 by 37. Utah State: 13 by 57.4. Colorado State: 8 by 41.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins117.5 · Games = 2 · +59.5 vs Losses
Losses58 · Games = 8 · -59.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Colorado

Best efficiency game

67.4 vs Colorado

Result
Sun 11/9@ Colorado StateL 22-497304.3001-23.5
Sun 11/2vs Utah StateL 14-3511575.2002216
Sun 10/26vs NevadaL 18-2615553.7011-13.4
Sun 10/19@ San Diego StateL 10-2016583.6003.6
Sun 10/12vs WyomingW 38-2822763.5002334.5
Sat 10/4@ RiceL 14-2822743.4003.4
Sat 9/20@ Colorado100 rush yardsL 12-21191236.5006.5
Sun 9/14vs Northern Iowa100 rush yardsW 27-24321243.901123.8
Sun 9/7vs Oregon StateL 30-386152.5002.5
Sun 8/31vs WashingtonL 16-179343.8003.8

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
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonHawai'i0
2013 Regular SeasonHawai'i55345.720.5553
2014 Regular SeasonHawai'i69942.229.8146
2015 Regular SeasonHawai'i2013517.3-498
2016 PostseasonHawai'i43038.714.3229
2016 Regular SeasonHawai'i43038.714.30

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

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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

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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

73.6

#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

3

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games