Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Total | 9 | 63 | 8.1 | 0 | 24 |
#20
Viliami Teu
Junior running back for San José State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 210 lb · East Palo Alto, CA · St. Francis HS
Returning to San José State for 2026
The numbers
63
rushing yards · 2026
7 per carry
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 28 rush yds, vs Cal Poly
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for San José State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San José State in 2022.
- 70 rushing yards in 2025. Then 63 in 2026.
Viliami Teu
This is his second year in the same backfield at San José State. One game to point at: 28 rush yds against Cal Poly — Week 2, 2026.
63 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 9 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with San José State3-star out of St. Francis
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San José State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo — 5-10 over that span.
2025San José State3-9HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-leaning
2026San José State2-1HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 28.0 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 17.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 21.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.0%
106 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 133 | 5.1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · USC · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.55(07:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush left for 24 yards gain to the USC30 (#9 K.Urlacher), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.13(03:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush middle for 0 yards to the SJSU49 (#29 D.Rogers)
- Week 2 · Cal Poly · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.94(11:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush middle for 21 yards gain to the SLO27 (#8 D.Turner; #30 B.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Cal Poly · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.91(13:58) Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush middle for 8 yards gain to the SJSU33 (#3 J.Marshall)
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.79(04:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SJSU48 (#54 Q.Byas)
- Week 2 · Cal Poly · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.61(10:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush right for 1 yard loss to the SLO28 (#20 K.Olson; #44 M.D'Amato)
- Week 1 · USC · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA -0.27(09:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush right for 1 yard gain to the USC14 (#88 F.Boucard; #17 D.Bryant)
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1&13 · Q3 · EPA -0.15(01:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SJSU12 (#40 B.Eliuk; #98 J.Oluwayemi)
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2&16 · Q3 · EPA +0.11(00:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 V.Teu rush middle for 7 yards gain to the SJSU26 (#11 Z.Mowchan)
Game log
Game by game
Viliami Teu's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
San José State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · San José State
Returning around him
- 4% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #129
The backfield · San José State
- #6Jabari Bates192 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Viliami Teu70 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Tyler Jacklich36 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Isaiah Carlson0 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Sir Autry2 games · 2025
2 more on the roster · San José State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology