Defensive lineman on UCLA's 2017 roster.
5′11″ · 275 lb · Lompoc, CA
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 200 nationally · Signed with UCLA
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2017 defensive lineman on UCLA's roster.
Ainuu Taua
This is his second year in the same defensive front at UCLA. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Washington, Week 9, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCLA — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jim Mora, all pass-leaning offenses — 10-15 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 30-47@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-14vs Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-44@ Washington | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 17-48@ Utah | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |