Sefa Saipaia Jr. is a linebacker at Western Michigan who has not played in Western Michigan's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Michigan lists 16 linebackers this season.
Western Michigan is 6-3. Next: at Akron, Tue Nov 10.
Saipaia is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 11 tackles against Miami (OH), Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
77 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 77 | 27 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 77 | 27 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-23@ Michigan State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33vs North Texas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Illinois | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-13vs Toledo | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Massachusetts | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-0vs Ball State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-26@ Miami (OH) | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Central Michigan | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13vs Ohio | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-19@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 23-13vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs Kennesaw State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 27 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
77tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups77 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.3%
304 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.2
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #15 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
