#95

Jason Fao

Defensive lineman for UNLV. 2017: 1 sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, 38 tackles.

DL · UNLV · #95

6′0″ · 310 lb · Long Beach, CA

UNLV 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 2054 nationally · Signed with UTEP

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 defensive lineman for UNLV. 2017: 1 sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, 38 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UTEP in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at UNLV, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with UTEP2-star out of Long Beach Poly

2015

Signed with UNLV3-star out of Long Beach City College

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2054 national

CFB

College

UNLV

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Tony Sanchez, all run-heavy offenses — 9-15 over that span.

2016UNLV4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy

2017UNLV5-7HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#678 / 2682 · 73rd pct

4.5

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Tackles#1010 / 2682 · 62nd pct

Solo tackles#1036 / 2682 · 60th pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.4	0.6	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.3	0.5	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UNLV	38	22	4.5	1.0	--	--	--
2016	UNLV	12	7	2.5	1.0	2	--	--
Career		50	29	7.0	2.0	2	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week