Tevarua Tafiti
Stanford Cardinal
75
Solid

Tevarua Tafiti

Stanford CardinalRebuilding
LDEDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Tevarua Tafiti is the projected starter at LDE for Stanford Cardinal.

Redshirt senior · #11 · 6'2", 240 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Stanford Cardinal

  1. 11175Tevarua TafitiStarter
  2. 24469Ernest Cooper
  3. 39554Adam Shovlin

Stanford Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the ACC

Will HeldtClemson · RDEArmondo BlountMiami · LDEGabe KirschkeWake Forest · LDE

Up next for Stanford

Stanford plays Virginia Tech away on Sat, Nov 14. Kickoff time not announced yet.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Punahou, ranked #264 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 32 tackles, 7 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 80th-percentile production nationally — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #264 Natl3-Yr Total119 tackles · 8 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile80th
Waipahu, HI
Jersey
#11
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
240 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20253272
20244173.5
2023464.52.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9079
National Rank
#264
High School
Punahou
Hometown
Honolulu, HI

Why this rating?

On a 68-rated defense; 80th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 80% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LLOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-24

Oct 24WNCSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-28

Oct 17WELONTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-7

Oct 10LNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 58-7

Oct 3LWAKETKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 57-3

Sep 27WGTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-27

Sep 19LDUKETKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-7

Sep 5LMIATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-6

Aug 29WHAWTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 37-27

Tevarua Tafiti's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

32 tkl · 7 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement38%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.