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Player Dossier
2018-2023Georgia Tech
Paul Moala
LB • 6'0" • 229 lbs • Mishawaka, IN, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Paul Moala shows a high-volume tackler profile with 32.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Georgia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Paul Moala built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Mishawaka, IN wearing No. 13, spending time with Georgia Tech and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Paul Moala's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Paul Moala, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Paul Moala shows a high-volume tackler profile with 32.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Paul Moala quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Penn · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Penn · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · LB 225th (top 19%) · ACC 47th (top 8%) · National 428th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 16.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 69.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 13 | 52 | 7.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 69.9 |
Related Context
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Paul Moala played LB for Notre Dame and Georgia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Paul Moala recorded 77 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Georgia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Georgia Tech paired 18.5 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Georgia Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
32.5
Usage
19.1
Consistency
47
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 3. Louisville: 0. South Carolina State: 1. Ole Miss: 3. Wake Forest: 2. Bowling Green: 3. Miami: 2. Boston College: 1. North Carolina: 1. Virginia: 0. Clemson: 1.5. Syracuse: 0. Georgia: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 5 by 50.8. Louisville: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina State: 3 by 22.5. Ole Miss: 4 by 46.7. Wake Forest: 1 by 24.2. Bowling Green: 6 by 55. Miami: 1 by 24.2. Boston College: 7 by 39.2. North Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Clemson: 7 by 44.2. Syracuse: 8 by 33.3. Georgia: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
55 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/22 | @ UCFSplash game | W 30-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Georgia | L 23-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Syracuse | W 31-22 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Clemson | L 21-42 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Virginia | W 45-17 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs North Carolina | W 46-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Boston College | L 23-38 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ MiamiSplash game | W 23-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | L 27-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 30-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 23-48 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs South Carolina State | W 48-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Louisville | L 34-39 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Paul Moala story
Paul Moala built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Mishawaka, IN wearing No. 13, spending time with Georgia Tech and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Paul Moala's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Georgia Tech. 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 Paul Moala's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Tech and Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: Paul Moala 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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Notre Dame
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Tech
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 12.5 | 2.4 | -3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 18.5 | 32.5 | 19.1 | 18.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 18.5 | 32.5 | 19.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 5 · L 27-38
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
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3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
@ UCF
Week 1 · W 30-17 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Ole Miss
Week 3 · L 23-48
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Navy
Week 12 · W 52-20
3
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 2
1
Havoc Plays
65.4 takeover
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
18.5 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 19.1 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
69.9
18.5 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 19.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame
44.2
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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