Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#59
Tevita Pome'e
Junior defensive tackle on Oregon State's 2026 roster. From Haakame, Tonga — one of 2 players from Tonga in FBS this season.
6′3″ · 310 lb · Haakame · Layton Christian
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Texas Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive tackle on Oregon State's 2026 roster. From Haakame, Tonga — one of 2 players from Tonga in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon in 2023.
- Transferred from Oregon to Oregon State in 2024.
Tevita Pome'e
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Tevita Pome'e has been at Oregon State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Oregon3-star out of Layton Christian Academy
20247 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 15 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026Oregon State1-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
70.7%
253 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
119.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
152 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Where he came from
From Haakame, Tonga — one of 2 players from Tonga in FBS this season.
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jordon Earle’s 2021 season.
67%match
Matches Jordon on
Sack rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Jordon on
Class year (lower)
TFL rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Matthew Aribisala's freshman season at Sam Houston (2023).
63%match
Matches Matthew on
Height
Weight
Differs from Matthew on
Hurry rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
TFL rate (lower)
Background
PRONOUNCED tuh-VEET-uh POH-meh-eh 2025 • Played in 10 games • Recorded seven tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry • Tallied two tackles twice, at App State and in the win over Washington State • Finished with a 2-yard tackle for loss against Sam Houston and half a TFL in…
The defensive line · Oregon State
- #95Tygee Hill3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #62Jacob Schuster2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #59Tevita Pome'e1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jaylen Hill1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #96Luke Levengood0 tackles for loss · 2025
7 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology