Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Utah
Pita Taumoepenu
DE • 6'1" • Provo, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Pita Taumoepenu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player Story
Pita Taumoepenu built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from Provo, UT wearing No. 50, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Pita Taumoepenu's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 202
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Pita Taumoepenu, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Utah. Pita Taumoepenu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 41
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 4
Quick Answers
Pita Taumoepenu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · DE
- Career Tackles
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Utah
- Top game
- Arizona State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Timpview · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Timpview · 48 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 6 · Pick 18 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 50 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DE 58th (top 16%) · Pac-12 94th (top 18%) · National 983rd (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Utah | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 69.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah | 12 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | 69.8 |
Related Context
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Pita Taumoepenu played DE for Utah. Across 4 tracked seasons, Pita Taumoepenu recorded 41 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Utah paired 25 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.4 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 State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Utah
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
33.4
Usage
11.3
Consistency
51.4
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 5. Southern Utah: 1. BYU: 2. San José State: 2. USC: 0. California: 3. Arizona: 0. UCLA: 0. Washington: 2. Arizona State: 7. Oregon: 0. Colorado: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 6 by 75. Southern Utah: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 6 by 45. San José State: 3 by 32.5. USC: 4 by 16.7. California: 4 by 46.7. Arizona: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 3 by 32.5. Arizona State: 6 by 75. Oregon: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 1 by 34.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | vs Indiana2+ sacks · Splash game | W 26-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | @ ColoradoSplash game | L 22-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Oregon | L 28-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Arizona State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 49-26 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs WashingtonSplash game | L 24-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ UCLA | W 52-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Arizona | W 36-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 23-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs USC | W 31-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ San José StateSplash game | W 34-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs BYUSplash game | W 20-19 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Southern Utah | W 24-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Pita Taumoepenu story
Pita Taumoepenu built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from Provo, UT wearing No. 50, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Pita Taumoepenu's career was his defensive production: 41 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and 9 sacks across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Utah. 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 Pita Taumoepenu'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 Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Pita Taumoepenu 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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Utah
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Utah | 25 | 33.4 | 11.3 | 25 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah | 25 | 33.4 | 11.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona State
Week 11 · W 49-26 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 1 · W 26-24 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
82.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.1 takeover score.
#3
@ California
Week 5 · L 23-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
63.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Colorado
Week 13 · L 22-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
59 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59 takeover score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 2 · W 20-19
2
Havoc Plays
57.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Utah
25 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Utah
69.8
25 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Utah
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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