Tainoa Lave
San Diego State Aztecs
52
Depth3rd String
Is Tainoa Lave starting?
Tainoa Lave is listed 3rd string at SS for San Diego State Aztecs.
Freshman · #35
See full San Diego State Aztecs depth chart ›Depth at SS · San Diego State Aztecs
- 12073Jelani McLaughlinStarter
- 22257Max Garrison
- 33552Tainoa LaveYou
San Diego State Starting Lineup
Top defensive backs in the Pac-12
- Jersey
- #35
- Class
- FR
Tainoa Lave is currently behind Jelani McLaughlin at SS on the San Diego State depth chart, a Pac-12 team rated 65 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 72-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 52.
Team defense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −12 depth penalty
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 10LORSTTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- SOLO
- 5
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 66-14
Oct 4WTXSTTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-29
Sep 26LTOLTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 41-16
Sep 20LJMUTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 26-13
Sep 12LUCLATKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 28-10
Sep 6WPRSTTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 53-20
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | LORST | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | WTXST | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | LTOL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | LJMU | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | LUCLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | WPRST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tainoa Lave's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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