Usage Score
4.7
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 14.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
14.2
Consistency
36.7
Season Value
20.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Washington State
242525
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- New Mexico State • Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Scouting Read
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Malaki Ta'ase, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Washington State. Malaki Ta'ase shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
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 8.5 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.2 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 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Washington State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
14.2
Usage
4.7
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 1. Unknown: 0. Washington: 1. Colorado State: 0.5. Ole Miss: 1. Virginia: 0. Toledo: 0. Oregon State: 2. Louisiana Tech: 3. James Madison: 0. Oregon State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 1 by 14.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 1 by 14.2. Colorado State: 2 by 13.3. Ole Miss: 0 by 10. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 1 by 24.2. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 42.5. James Madison: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 0 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs First Half
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 Tech | W 28-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Oregon State | 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 Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
New Mexico State
2024
Opening stop
- 2
Washington State
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 4.5 | 15.2 | 4.1 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Washington State | 8.5 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington State | 8.5 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Louisiana Tech
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.
#2
Jacksonville State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.1 takeover score.
#3
Oregon State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.
#4
Middle Tennessee
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.9 takeover score.
#5
Sam Houston
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Washington State
8.5 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 4.7 usage
20.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Washington State
20.1
8.5 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State
10.9
4.5 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8056
Mountain View · Mesa, AZ
- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
50
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 23 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.