Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Utah
Malone Mataele
CB • 5'11" • 184 lbs • Placentia, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malone Mataele shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5 disruption score.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Player Story
Malone Mataele built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a cornerback from Placentia, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Malone Mataele's career was his defensive production: 43...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Malone Mataele, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Utah. Malone Mataele shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 43
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Malone Mataele quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · CB
- Career Tackles
- 43
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Utah
- Top game
- San Diego State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Santa Margarita Catholic · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Santa Margarita Catholic · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · CB 256th (top 66%) · Pac-12 292nd (top 55%) · National 3,221st (top 55%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 11 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Utah to Utah State | P4 to G5/FCS | 21.2 | Nov 21, 2022 |
Malone Mataele played CB for Utah. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malone Mataele recorded 43 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Utah paired 3 primary output with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 5 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: San Diego State
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Utah
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
5
Usage
1.1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Utah: 0. San Diego State: 0. Arizona State: 0. USC: 0. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Utah: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. USC: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs USC
Player Story
Malone Mataele story
Malone Mataele built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a cornerback from Placentia, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Malone Mataele's career was his defensive production: 43 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 5 passes defended across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Malone Mataele's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Utah
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 8.4 | 1.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 3 | 25.4 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 5.5 | 15.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 5.5 | 15.6 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 5 | 1.1 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San Diego State
Week 3 · L 31-33
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 4 · W 24-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington State
Week 16 · W 45-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Oregon
Week 14 · W 38-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Colorado
Week 15 · W 38-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
28.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Utah
3 primary output · 25.4 efficiency · 2.5 usage
43.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · Utah
41.3
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Utah
38.7
5.5 primary · 15.6 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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