Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9/103rd/4th & short
9 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (90.0%).
Ula Tolutau
Last confirmed: BYU, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 242 lb · Glendale, UT
Ula Tolutau: RB · BYU · #5.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ula Tolutau
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. One game to point at: 102 rushing yards against Utah State — Week 5, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
BYU in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BYU | 72 | 303 | 4.2 | 2 |
| Career | 72 | 303 | 4.2 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BYU | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-6vs Portland State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-19vs Utah | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-40vs No. 10 Wisconsin | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-40@ Utah State | 21 | 102 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 7-24vs Boise State | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-35@ Mississippi State | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-33@ East Carolina | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 72 | 303 | 4.2 | 2 | 18 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2017
L 7-24
vs Boise State
38 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
With J. Linehan — 41.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 51 long · T. Mangum — 164 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 14.7
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA −4.04Ula Tolutau run for 3 yds to the MisSt 26 Ula Tolutau fumbled, forced by Jeffery Simmons, recovered by MisSt Marquiss Spencer
- Week 5 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −3.65Ula Tolutau run for 7 yds to the UthSt 36 Ula Tolutau fumbled, forced by Chase Christiansen, recovered by UthSt Derek Larsen
- Week 2 · Utah · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Ula Tolutau 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
- Week 2 · Utah · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.77Ula Tolutau run for 13 yds to the Utah 1 for a
- Week 5 · Utah State · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA −1.67Ula Tolutau run for a loss of 3 yards to the UthSt 40
- Week 6 · Boise State · 1st and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.46Ula Tolutau 3 Yd Run
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Utah State · 4th and 4 · Q3 · EPA −1.45Ula Tolutau run for no gain to the UthSt 42
- Week 8 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Ula Tolutau run for 9 yds to the ECaro 48
- Week 5 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.28Ula Tolutau run for 15 yds to the UthSt 45 for a
- Week 5 · Utah State · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −1.27Ula Tolutau run for no gain to the BYU 43
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
72 of 72 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
49%72 carriesFumble rate
4.2%3 of 72 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds10%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds49%of carries
35 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
23 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
7 carries
9 of 10 (90%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 5 (40%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.2 yds/carry on 72 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2017BYU4-9HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 31.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 59.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 40.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 62.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
51.0%
418 pass / 402 run
Plays / game
63.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
447 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
72 carries and 2 catches in 7 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at BYU
- 2017 BYU SitakeYear 2 · 7 games
- 2016 BYU SitakeYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
One season at BYU, 303 rushing yards — his college career is complete.