Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025San Diego State
Malachi Finau
DL • 6'2" • 285 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Malachi Finau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Hawai'i • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
Malachi Finau built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with Hawai'i and San Diego State. The clearest part of Malachi Finau's career...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Malachi Finau, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Malachi Finau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 41
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Malachi Finau quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Utah State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. John Bosco · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- St. John Bosco · 96 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DL 412th (top 39%) · Mountain West 190th (top 36%) · National 2,216th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 24.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 19 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | San Diego State | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 26.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 9 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 26.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hawai'i to San Diego State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 21.2 | Jan 19, 2025 |
Malachi Finau played DL for Hawai'i and San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malachi Finau recorded 41 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 7.5 primary output with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Hawai'i, San Diego State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
3.9
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 1. Stony Brook: 0.5. Washington State: 0. California: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Fresno State: 0. Wyoming: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 4 by 26.7. Stony Brook: 2 by 13.3. Washington State: 2 by 8.3. California: 1 by 14.2. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.4 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
North Texas
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs North Texas | L 47-49 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ New Mexico | L 17-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Boise State | W 17-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Wyoming | W 24-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Fresno State | W 23-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Northern Illinois | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs California | W 34-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | @ Washington State | L 13-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Stony Brook | W 42-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malachi Finau story
Malachi Finau built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with Hawai'i and San Diego State. The clearest part of Malachi Finau's career was his defensive production: 41 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Malachi Finau's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
San Diego State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 2 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7.5 | 19.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | San Diego State | 3.5 | 12.2 | 3.9 | -4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3.5 | 12.2 | 3.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah State
Week 12 · L 10-55 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 22 North Texas
Week 1 · L 47-49 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 11 · L 27-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#4
@ San Diego State
Week 6 · L 24-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 73 New Mexico
Week 14 · L 17-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
52.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Hawai'i
7.5 primary output · 19.3 efficiency · 6.2 usage
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#2
2025 Postseason · San Diego State
26.5
3.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
26.5
3.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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