Quarterback, Navy, 2020–⁠23

Tai Lavatai

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
St. Johns, FL

Tai Lavatai played quarterback at Navy (2020–⁠23).

Career highs

179passing yards, career highvs. Army, 2023120rushing yards, career highat SMU, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. South Florida, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Navy346155.74497.452
2022Navy429146.27878.653
2023Navy5610155.47016.952
Career13225352.21,9377.7157

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Navy1703712.2720
2022Navy1153092.7519
2023Navy752453.3225
Career3609252.61425

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Navy1QBFr.
2021Navy1QBSo.
2022Navy1QBJr.
2023Navy1QBSr.6′2″221

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2021Navy2280.074th (n=145)0.3315.334%0.180.16
2022Navy2050.1814th (n=250)0.3236.835%0.340.09
2023Navy1720.1710th (n=255)0.3228.935%0.320.07

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Navy 8 games, 701 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 26vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠4236430023
Sep 9vs.WagnerW 24–⁠08131611065
Sep 14atMemphisL 24–⁠2810191331030
Sep 30vs.South FloridaL 30–⁠441570021
Oct 7vs.North TexasW 27–⁠2448751028
Oct 14atCharlotteW 14–⁠011700−4
Oct 21vs.Air ForceL 6–⁠17132396128
Dec 9vs.ArmyL 11–⁠1716261791074
2022 Navy 8 games, 787 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.DelawareL 7–⁠145131350034
Sep 10vs.MemphisL 13–⁠3737991037
Sep 24atEast CarolinaW 23–⁠207101521030
Oct 1atAir ForceL 10–⁠1311201290034
Oct 8vs.TulsaW 53–⁠211690012
Oct 14atSMUL 34–⁠4092113821120
Oct 22vs.HoustonL 20–⁠386131251230
Oct 29vs.TempleW 27–⁠200100012
2021 Navy 10 games, 449 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.MarshallL 7–⁠491680118
Oct 2vs.UCFW 34–⁠3024580057
Oct 9vs.SMUL 24–⁠3147641053
Oct 14atMemphisL 17–⁠3534271028
Oct 23vs.CincinnatiL 20–⁠2711151160122
Oct 29atTulsaW 20–⁠170300064
Nov 6atNotre DameL 6–⁠3401000−7
Nov 20vs.East CarolinaL 35–⁠3844372051
Nov 27atTempleW 38–⁠14511571023
Dec 11vs.ArmyW 17–⁠1346820062

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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