Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Utah State
Hale Motu'apuaka
DT • 6'1" • 290 lbs • Honolulu, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Hale Motu'apuaka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Hale Motu'apuaka built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 8, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Hale Motu'apuaka's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Hale Motu'apuaka, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Utah State. Hale Motu'apuaka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
Hale Motu'apuaka quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Punahou · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Punahou · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DT 26th (top 13%) · Mountain West 101st (top 20%) · National 1,177th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 8 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 3 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 44 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 44 |
| 2022 Postseason | Utah State | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 33 | 5.5 | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | 48.8 |
Related Context
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Hale Motu'apuaka played DT for Utah State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Hale Motu'apuaka recorded 113 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Utah State paired 13 primary output with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Utah State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
23.9
Usage
5.8
Consistency
26.8
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Air Force: 0. James Madison: 0. UConn: 0. Colorado State: 4. Fresno State: 2. San José State: 0.5. San Diego State: 0. Nevada: 2. Boise State: 0.5. New Mexico: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. James Madison: 1 by 4.2. UConn: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 3 by 52.5. Fresno State: 4 by 36.7. San José State: 6 by 30. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 5 by 40.8. Boise State: 2 by 13.3. New Mexico: 3 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 5 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | @ New MexicoSplash game | W 44-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Boise State | L 10-45 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs NevadaSplash game | W 41-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ San Diego State | W 32-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ San José State | L 21-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | L 32-37 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 44-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ UConn | W 34-33 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs James Madison | L 38-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Air Force | L 21-39 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Iowa | L 14-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Hale Motu'apuaka story
Hale Motu'apuaka built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 8, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Hale Motu'apuaka's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, and 10.5 sacks across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Utah 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 Hale Motu'apuaka's production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: Hale Motu'apuaka 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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Utah State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 1.5 | 8.7 | 3.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 1.5 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 11.1 | 1.7 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 11.5 | 17.2 | 4.4 | 11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 11.5 | 17.2 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 24.3 | 7.6 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 24.3 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 12.5 | 23.9 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 4 · L 24-34 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#2
vs San José State
Week 12 · W 35-31 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado State
Week 6 · W 44-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
@ New Mexico
Week 13 · W 44-41 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#5
vs BYU
Week 10 · L 14-42
1.5
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Utah State
13 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
53.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · Utah State
53.5
13 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Utah State
48.8
12.5 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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