Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2022San José State
Alii Matau
LB • 6'1" • 226 lbs • Milpitas, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alii Matau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Alii Matau built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Milpitas, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Alii Matau's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyAlii Matau, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · San José State. Alii Matau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 154
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Alii Matau quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 154
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · LB 278th (top 23%) · Mountain West 52nd (top 10%) · National 577th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 6 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 51 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 49 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49.6 |
Related Context
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Alii Matau played LB for San José State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Alii Matau recorded 154 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
San José State paired 16 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · San José State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
6.6
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Portland State: 1. Auburn: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Wyoming: 2. UNLV: 0. Fresno State: 0. Nevada: 3.5. Colorado State: 7.5. San Diego State: 0. Utah State: 0. Hawai'i: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Portland State: 4 by 26.7. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Wyoming: 7 by 49.2. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 8 by 68.3. Colorado State: 7 by 79.2. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. Utah State: 3 by 12.5. Hawai'i: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 7 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 27-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Utah State | L 31-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ San Diego State | L 27-43 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Colorado State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 28-16 | 7 | 5 | — | 3.50 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 35-28 | 8 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Fresno State | L 10-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs UNLV | W 40-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ WyomingSplash game | W 33-16 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Western Michigan | W 34-6 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Auburn | L 16-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Portland State | W 21-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Alii Matau story
Alii Matau built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Milpitas, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Alii Matau's career was his defensive production: 154 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Alii Matau's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2017-2022
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Season Value Progression
2017201820192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 11.7 | 1.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 3 | 27.3 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 4.5 | 27.6 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 4.5 | 27.6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 12.5 | 28.1 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 16 | 30.8 | 6.6 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado State
Week 10 · W 28-16 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs San Diego State
Week 7 · L 13-19 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
@ San Diego State
Week 8 · L 13-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Nevada
Week 10 · L 24-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82 takeover score.
#5
vs Ball State
Week 1 · L 13-34 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · San José State
16 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
49.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · San José State
48.1
12.5 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · San José State
37.4
3 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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