Player Dossier

2019-2023

UCLA

Darius Muasau

LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Ewa Beach, HI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darius Muasau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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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

89

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Hawai'i • UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Player Story

Darius Muasau built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 53, spending time with Hawai'i and UCLA. The clearest part of Darius Muasau's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7833

Mililani · Mililani, HI

Committed To
Hawai'i
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 7
Overall
No. 183
NFL Team
New York Giants

Darius Muasau, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Darius Muasau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
422
TFL
39.5
Sacks
15.5
QB hurries
16
Passes defended
12
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Darius Muasau quick answers

Latest team and position
UCLA · LB
Career Tackles
422
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 60 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Top game
New Mexico State
Recruit profile
2-star · Mililani · Hawai'i
High school pipeline
Mililani · 26 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 6 · Pick 7 · New York Giants
Latest roster
No. 53 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
75 tackles · LB 125th (top 11%) · Pac-12 17th (top 4%) · National 184th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonHawai'i136030--023.3
2020 PostseasonHawai'i99113-073.8
2020 Regular SeasonHawai'i9938.53.541073.8
2021 Regular SeasonHawai'i1310814734278.7
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA12772.5152056.4
2023 PostseasonUCLA13112.50--056.9
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA13648315056.9

Related Context

Darius Muasau played LB for Hawai'i and UCLA. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darius Muasau recorded 422 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Hawai'i.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Hawai'i paired 29 primary output with 54.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 67 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Hawai'i, UCLA.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Houston

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Postseason · Hawai'i

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

2.6

Efficiency

67

Usage

21

Consistency

48.9

Best Game by takeover score

Houston

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Houston: 6. Fresno State: 2. Wyoming: 2. New Mexico: 2. San Diego State: 1.5. Boise State: 0. Nevada: 2. San José State: 3. UNLV: 4.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 9 by 87.5. Fresno State: 11 by 65.8. Wyoming: 14 by 70. New Mexico: 10 by 61.7. San Diego State: 10 by 56.7. Boise State: 7 by 29.2. Nevada: 14 by 70. San José State: 9 by 67.5. UNLV: 18 by 95

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins3.3 · Games = 5 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 4 · -1.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Houston

Best efficiency game

95 vs UNLV

Result
Thu 12/24@ HoustonSplash gameW 28-14951110
Sun 12/13vs UNLV10+ tackles · Splash gameW 38-2118122.5011
Sat 12/5@ San José StateSplash gameL 24-3595000
Sun 11/29vs Nevada10+ tackles · Splash gameW 24-21149110
Sun 11/22vs Boise StateL 32-4077000
Sat 11/14@ San Diego State10+ tacklesL 10-341051.5000
Sun 11/8vs New Mexico10+ tackles · Splash gameW 39-331060.500.500
Sat 10/31@ Wyoming10+ tackles · Splash gameL 7-31148200
Sat 10/24@ Fresno State10+ tackles · Splash gameW 34-19119110

Player Story

Darius Muasau story

Darius Muasau built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 53, spending time with Hawai'i and UCLA. The clearest part of Darius Muasau's career was his defensive production: 422 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 60 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Hawai'i. 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 Darius Muasau's production has multiple signals. With 60 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i and UCLA.

The arc is straightforward: Darius Muasau 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Hawai'i

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCLA

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonHawai'i321.56.1
2020 PostseasonHawai'i23672120
2020 Regular SeasonHawai'i2367210
2021 Regular SeasonHawai'i2954.214.26
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA12.537.210.3-16.5
2023 PostseasonUCLA20.539.898
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA20.539.890

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ New Mexico State

Week 4 · W 41-21

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

98.6 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Colorado State

Week 12 · W 50-45 · Conference game

5.5

Havoc Plays

97.2 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.

#3

@ Arizona State

Week 10 · W 50-36 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

96.7 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Houston

Week 1 · W 28-14 · Postseason

6

Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#5

@ San Diego State

Week 2 · W 35-10

5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i

29 primary output · 54.2 efficiency · 14.2 usage

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#2

2020 Postseason · Hawai'i

73.8

23 primary · 67 efficiency · 21 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Hawai'i

73.8

23 primary · 67 efficiency · 21 usage

Milestones

18

Impact games

22

Splash games

17

10+ tackle games