Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016UNLV
Tau Lotulelei
LB • 6'1" • Kihei, HI, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Tau Lotulelei shows a high-volume tackler profile with 58.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
89
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Tau Lotulelei built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Kihei, HI wearing No. 55, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Tau Lotulelei's career was his defensive production: 117...
Read the storyTau Lotulelei, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV. Tau Lotulelei shows a high-volume tackler profile with 58.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 117
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Tau Lotulelei quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · LB
- Career Tackles
- 117
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 117 tackles · LB 14th (top 2%) · Mountain West 3rd (top 1%) · National 20th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 117 | 16.5 | 3.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 80.8 |
Related Context
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Tau Lotulelei played LB for UNLV. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tau Lotulelei recorded 117 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UNLV paired 23 primary output with 58.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 58.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
58.8
Usage
19.2
Consistency
64.6
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 0. UCLA: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Idaho: 0.5. Fresno State: 3. San Diego State: 3.5. Hawai'i: 1.5. Colorado State: 3.5. San José State: 2.5. Wyoming: 2.5. Boise State: 2. Nevada: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 6 by 25. UCLA: 5 by 20.8. Central Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Idaho: 15 by 55. Fresno State: 10 by 71.7. San Diego State: 11 by 80.8. Hawai'i: 7 by 44.2. Colorado State: 11 by 80.8. San José State: 12 by 75. Wyoming: 12 by 75. Boise State: 11 by 65.8. Nevada: 10 by 71.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
80.8 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Nevada10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-45 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Boise State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 25-42 | 11 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wyoming10+ tackles · Splash game | W 69-66 | 12 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ San José State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-30 | 12 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Colorado State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 23-42 | 11 | 7 | — | 3.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Hawai'i | W 41-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ San Diego State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-26 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Fresno State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 45-20 | 10 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Idaho10+ tackles | L 30-33 | 15 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Central Michigan | L 21-44 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ UCLA | L 21-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Jackson State | W 63-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tau Lotulelei story
Tau Lotulelei built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Kihei, HI wearing No. 55, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Tau Lotulelei's career was his defensive production: 117 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UNLV. 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 Tau Lotulelei's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV.
The arc is straightforward: Tau Lotulelei 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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UNLV
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 23 | 58.8 | 19.2 | 23 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado State
Week 8 · L 23-42 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
93.6 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.6 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 6 · L 7-26 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
93.6 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Nevada
Week 13 · L 10-45 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 5 · W 45-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 11 · W 69-66 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
82.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · UNLV
23 primary output · 58.8 efficiency · 19.2 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · UNLV
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · UNLV
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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