Soane Toia: DL · San José State · #42.
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Soane Toia
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at San José State: Brent Brennan and Ken Niumatalolo. Named All-Mountain West two seasons running, most recently in 2024. On tape: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UNLV, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San José State | 55 | 24 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | San José State | 35 | 15 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | San José State | 21 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | San José State | 24 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | San José State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 142 | 72 | 25.0 | 11.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Sacramento State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-7@ Air Force | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 52-54@ Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-31vs Nevada | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-31@ Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-33@ Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-13@ Oregon State | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-42vs No. 13 Boise State | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 16-27vs No. 23 UNLV | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 34-31vs Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 39-41vs South Florida | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 24 | 10.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%10 TFLSack rate
9%5 sacksHurry rate
7%4 hurries55 tackles · 10 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
64.4%
550 pass / 304 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
1.5%
549 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #76 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at San José State, 11 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Nuku'alofa, Tonga — one of 2 players from Tonga in FBS this season.
