Tevarua Tafiti
Stanford Cardinal
83
Good

Tevarua Tafiti

LOLBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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

Tevarua Tafiti is the projected starting LOLB on a Average Stanford — 83 OVR.

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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 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #264 Natl2-Yr Total73 tackles · 5.5 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile80th
Waipahu, HI
Jersey
#11
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
240 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20253272
20244173.5

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 77-rated defense; 80th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
77
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
+6 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

Sep 5LMIATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-6

Aug 29WHAWTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

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.