6′2″ · 280 lb · Inglewood, CA
Samiuela Akoteu: DL · Hawai'i · #91.
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Samiuela Akoteu
Wins his gap play after play. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Hawai'i. On tape: 4 tackles against Boise State, Week 15, 2019.
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
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 54-3@ Nevada | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-59@ No. 14 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-56vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-31@ New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-40vs San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 14-11vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-31vs Army | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 15 | L 10-31@ No. 19 Boise State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-34@ BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 54-3
at Nevada
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 51-point win on the road against Nevada.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries19 tackles · 1 for loss.
4 seasons under Nick Rolovich — 28-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
60.7%
634 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
69.6
15 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
671 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Hawai'i, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
