Last confirmed: Utah State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · San Leandro, CA
Ricky Ali'ifua: DE · Utah State · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ricky Ali'ifua
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against New Mexico, Week 11, 2016.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Utah State | 29 | 15 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Career | 29 | 15 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6vs Weber State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-45@ USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-20vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-27vs Air Force | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 10-21@ No. 24 Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-40vs San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-52@ Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs New Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 37-38@ Nevada | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-28@ BYU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 15 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%4 sacksTFL rate
28%8 TFLHurry rate
14%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
47%4 of 8 pressures29 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
48.5%
382 pass / 406 run
Plays / game
65.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Utah State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Wells.
