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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Washington State
Hercules Mata'afa
DL • 6'2" • 252 lbs • Lahaina, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Hercules Mata'afa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Hercules Mata'afa built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Lahaina, HI wearing No. 50, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Hercules Mata'afa's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Hercules Mata'afa, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Washington State. Hercules Mata'afa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 29.5
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 12
Quick Answers
Hercules Mata'afa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lahainaluna · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Lahainaluna · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 50 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DL 84th (top 12%) · Pac-12 104th (top 20%) · National 1,093rd (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 76.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 10 | 35 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 76.5 |
Related Context
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Hercules Mata'afa played DL for Washington State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Hercules Mata'afa recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Washington State paired 30 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Washington State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
3
Efficiency
43.4
Usage
14.8
Consistency
62.7
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 3. Montana State: 5. Boise State: 3.5. Nevada: 7. USC: 2. California: 4. Colorado: 1. Arizona: 2. Stanford: 2.5. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 2 by 38.3. Montana State: 5 by 70.8. Boise State: 6 by 60. Nevada: 3 by 62.5. USC: 5 by 40.8. California: 3 by 52.5. Colorado: 5 by 30.8. Arizona: 3 by 32.5. Stanford: 3 by 37.5. Washington: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins3.5 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 4 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Montana State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | L 17-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Washington | L 14-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 24-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ ArizonaSplash game | L 37-58 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Colorado | W 28-0 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ California2+ sacks · Splash game | L 3-37 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs USCSplash game | W 30-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Nevada2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Boise StateSplash game | W 47-44 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Montana StateSplash game | W 31-0 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Hercules Mata'afa story
Hercules Mata'afa built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Lahaina, HI wearing No. 50, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Hercules Mata'afa's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, and 12.5 sacks across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Washington State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Hercules Mata'afa's production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Hercules Mata'afa moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 24 | 35.1 | 15.5 | 24 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 24 | 35.1 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 30 | 43.4 | 14.8 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 30 | 43.4 | 14.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon
Week 5 · W 51-33 · Conference game
Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 4 · W 45-7
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Montana State
Week 1 · W 31-0
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Havoc Plays
80.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.7 takeover score.
#4
vs California
Week 11 · W 56-21 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
77 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.
#5
@ Stanford
Week 6 · W 42-16 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
71.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Washington State
30 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 14.8 usage
76.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Washington State
76.5
30 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 14.8 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Washington State
64.7
24 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 15.5 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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