Last confirmed: New Mexico, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Renton, WA
Sitiveni Tamaivena: LB · New Mexico · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sitiveni Tamaivena
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent two seasons in the New Mexico linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Air Force — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New Mexico | 58 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | New Mexico | 20 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 78 | 43 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-30vs Incarnate Word | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ No. 5 Wisconsin | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 43-52vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-20@ Colorado State | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-38vs Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 19-61@ Utah State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-31vs San Diego State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-42@ Air Force | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 14-45vs No. 23 Boise State | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups58 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Bob Davie, all run-heavy offenses — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
36.4%
287 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico, 78 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bob Davie.
