Sacks6tied for 1st in the Mountain West this season.
Tackles for loss8tied for 4th 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
TFL rate
28%8 TFL
Sack rate
21%6 sacks
Hurry rate
3%1 hurry
29 tackles · 8 for loss · 6 sacks.
Teams and coaches
2026San José State4-5HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 94 (#5 of 405). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Sacks#17 / 2515 · 99th pct
6.0
Tackles for loss#50 / 2515 · 98th pct
8.0
Solo tackles#595 / 2515 · 75th pct
18
Tackles#749 / 2515 · 69th pct
29
QB hurries#686 / 2515 · 62nd pct
1
Passes defended#852 / 2515 · 53rd pct
1
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
3.8
0.9
0.6
0.2
Road5g
2.8
0.9
0.7
0.0
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-77g
3.4
0.9
0.9
0.1
Weeks 8+2g
2.5
0.8
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
Starter
29 tackles in 9 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
94 · #5 of 405 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #5 at the position.
Starter
The No. 2,403 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mountain West as a junior.
Two seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
2026 San José State Niumatalolo
Year 2 · 9 games
2025 Sacramento State
Year 1 · 1 game
High school Silverado
Las Vegas, NV · Class of 2024
Three-star, No. 2,403 in the 2024 class. Signed with Sacramento State.