Justus Te'i: DL · Utah State · #51.
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Justus Te'i
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons at Utah State span three head coaches: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen and Frank Maile. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 sack against Air Force — Week 14, 2020.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Utah State | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Utah State | 51 | 21 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 2018 | Utah State | 11 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Utah State | 37 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 15 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 127 | 47 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 13-42@ Boise State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-38vs San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 9-34@ Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-35vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-27vs New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-35vs Air Force | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%2 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
8%1 hurry13 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Maile
Pass share
47.5%
168 pass / 186 run
Plays / game
59.0
6 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
187 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Utah State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen, and Frank Maile. Multi-era developmental context.
