Senior defensive lineman on Utah State's 2020 roster.
6′1″ · 285 lb · Redlands, CA
The story
4 defensive lineman on Utah State's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearRitisoni Fata
Four seasons at Utah State, three different head coaches: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen and Frank Maile. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against New Mexico — Week 13, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah State — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen, and Frank Maile. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (21st 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
2020 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Utah State | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Utah State | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Utah State | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Utah State | 11 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 19 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2020
W 41–27
vs New Mexico
6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL
With A. Peasley — 239 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 118 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · S. Kotsanlee — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 47 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 13-42@ Boise State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-38vs San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-27vs New Mexico | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 7-35vs Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |