Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Washington State
Malaki Ta'ase
DE • 6'2" • 265 lbs • Mesa, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malaki Ta'ase shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- New Mexico State • Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State
Player Story
Malaki Ta'ase built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive end from Mesa, AZ wearing No. 98, spending time with New Mexico State and Washington State. The clearest part of Malaki Ta'ase's career was...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Malaki Ta'ase, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Washington State. Malaki Ta'ase shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Malaki Ta'ase quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- Jacksonville State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mountain View · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Mountain View · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DE 121st (top 43%) · Pac-12 34th (top 34%) · National 2,286th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 12 | 33 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Washington State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 54.9 |
Related Context
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Malaki Ta'ase played DE for New Mexico State and Washington State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Malaki Ta'ase recorded 50 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Washington State paired 11.5 primary output with 16.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.9 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 New Mexico State, Washington State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Washington State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
16.9
Usage
4.9
Consistency
61.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 1. Idaho: 0. Washington: 1. Colorado State: 1.5. Ole Miss: 1. Virginia: 0. Toledo: 1. Oregon State: 2. Louisiana Tech: 3. James Madison: 0. Oregon State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 1 by 14.2. Idaho: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 1 by 14.2. Colorado State: 2 by 23.3. Ole Miss: 0 by 10. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 2 by 18.3. Oregon State: 1 by 24.2. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 42.5. James Madison: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/22 | @ Utah State | W 34-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Oregon State | W 32-8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ James Madison | L 20-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 28-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | L 7-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Toledo | W 28-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Virginia | L 20-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Ole Miss | L 21-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Colorado State | W 20-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Washington | L 24-59 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Idaho | W 13-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malaki Ta'ase story
Malaki Ta'ase built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive end from Mesa, AZ wearing No. 98, spending time with New Mexico State and Washington State. The clearest part of Malaki Ta'ase's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Malaki Ta'ase'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.
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New Mexico State
2024
Opening stop
- 2
Washington State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 9.5 | 19.4 | 7.1 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Washington State | 11.5 | 16.9 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington State | 11.5 | 16.9 | 4.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Jacksonville State
Week 7 · L 13-54 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 77 Louisiana Tech
Week 12 · W 28-3
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 13 · W 36-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 126 Oregon State
Week 10 · L 7-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
55.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Kentucky
Week 11 · L 28-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Washington State
11.5 primary output · 16.9 efficiency · 4.9 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Washington State
54.9
11.5 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State
52.3
9.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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