Malaki Ta'ase

DE • 6'2" • 265 lbs • Mesa, AZ, USA

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Malaki Ta'ase shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.9 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for an edge defender

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Reliable weekly contributor

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Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2024 · Rating 0.8056

Mountain View · Mesa, AZ

Committed To: New Mexico State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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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%)

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.

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