Interceptions2tied for 8th in the Mountain West this season.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%5 pass breakups
Interceptions
2interceptions
Tackle volume
20tackles this season
20 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Teams and coaches
2026San José State4-5HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 79 (#42 of 344). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home4g
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
Road5g
2.6
0.2
0.0
1.0
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-77g
2.3
0.1
0.0
0.7
Weeks 8+2g
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
48.8%
282 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
64.2
9 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
311 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
20 tackles in 9 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
79 · #42 of 344 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #42 at the position.
Starter
The No. 2,850 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mountain West as a junior.
Two seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
2026 San José State Niumatalolo
Year 3 · 9 games
Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portal
2024 Southern Utah
Year 1 · 2 games
High school Liberty
Las Vegas, NV · Class of 2024
Three-star, No. 2,850 in the 2024 class. Signed with Southern Utah.