Player Career

Moliki Matavao Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Moliki Matavao story

Moliki Matavao built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a tight end from Henderson, NV wearing No. 88, spending time with Oregon and UCLA. The clearest part of Moliki Matavao's career was his receiving role: 74 catches, 998 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Moliki Matavao's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Oregon

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCLA

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202120212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonOregon75556.2
2021 Regular SeasonOregon75556.20
2022 Regular SeasonOregon13479.15.959
2023 PostseasonUCLA28391.77.6149
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA28391.77.60
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA50675.516.6223

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Oregon to UCLAP4 to P480.3Dec 12, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Fresno State

Week 14 · W 20-13

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

120

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 8 · W 35-32 · Conference game

104

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Washington State

Week 6 · W 25-17 · Conference game

76

Receiving Yards

81.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ California

Week 9 · W 42-24 · Conference game

45

Receiving Yards

79 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Nebraska

Week 10 · W 27-20 · Conference game

52

Receiving Yards

69.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · UCLA

506 primary output · 75.5 efficiency · 16.6 usage

69.2

#2

2023 Postseason · UCLA

58.4

283 primary · 91.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UCLA

58.4

283 primary · 91.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games