Player Career

Mackavelli Malotumau Career Story

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

Player Story

Mackavelli Malotumau story

Mackavelli Malotumau built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Oceanside, CA, spending time with Nevada and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Mackavelli Malotumau's career was his defensive production: 58 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Mackavelli Malotumau'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

    Nevada

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Kentucky

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonNevada414.38.4
2024 Regular SeasonNevada19.82.4-3
2025 PostseasonWestern Kentucky12.521.98.311.5
2025 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky12.521.98.30

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Nevada to Western KentuckyG5/FCS to G5/FCS21.2Jan 11, 2025
2023Unlisted to NevadaUnlisted to G5/FCS21.2Dec 5, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ San Diego State

Week 8 · W 6-0 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 127 Middle Tennessee

Week 12 · W 42-26 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 123 New Mexico State

Week 10 · W 35-16 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

71.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 77 Louisiana Tech

Week 9 · W 28-27 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

70.3 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#5

@ Utah State

Week 11 · L 24-41 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky

12.5 primary output · 21.9 efficiency · 8.3 usage

64.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

64.8

12.5 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Nevada

31.9

4 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games