Player Dossier

2012-2014

UNLV

Maika Mataele

WR • 5'11" • Kaneohe, HI, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Maika Mataele reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

26

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

14

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

42

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · UNLV

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
UNLV
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Player Story

Maika Mataele built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Kaneohe, HI wearing No. 10, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Maika Mataele's career was his receiving role: 67...

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Maika Mataele, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · UNLV. Maika Mataele reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
773
Receptions
67
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Maika Mataele quick answers

Latest team and position
UNLV · WR
Career Receiving Yards
773
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · UNLV
Top game
San José State
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2014
2014 Receiving yards rank
355 receiving yards · WR 302nd (top 32%) · Mountain West 35th (top 21%) · National 352nd (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonUNLV227023.8
2013 PostseasonUNLV1218072.8
2013 Regular SeasonUNLV1235403372.8
2014 Regular SeasonUNLV1329355164.4

Related Context

Maika Mataele played WR for UNLV. Across 3 tracked seasons, Maika Mataele recorded 773 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with UNLV.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

UNLV paired 411 primary output with 79.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 74.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2014 Regular Season · UNLV

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

27.3

Efficiency

74.2

Usage

11

Consistency

60.5

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 18. Northern Colorado: 13. Northern Illinois: 60. Houston: 40. San Diego State: 43. San José State: 0. Fresno State: 9. Utah State: 25. New Mexico: 20. Air Force: 30. BYU: 10. Hawai'i: 54. Nevada: 33

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 1 by 100. Northern Colorado: 1 by 86.7. Northern Illinois: 4 by 100. Houston: 3 by 88.9. San Diego State: 2 by 100. San José State: 1 by 0. Fresno State: 1 by 60. Utah State: 2 by 83.3. New Mexico: 2 by 66.7. Air Force: 2 by 100. BYU: 2 by 33.3. Hawai'i: 5 by 72. Nevada: 3 by 73.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins11 · Games = 2 · -19.3 vs Losses
Losses30.3 · Games = 11 · +19.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Best efficiency game

100 vs Air Force

Result
Sun 11/30vs NevadaL 27-493331111018
Sun 11/23@ Hawai'iL 35-3755410.810.80114
Sun 11/16@ BYUL 23-422105507
Sat 11/8vs Air ForceL 21-482301515019
Sat 11/1vs New MexicoL 28-312201010017
Sat 10/25@ Utah StateL 20-3422512.512.50020
Sat 10/11vs Fresno StateW 30-27199909
Sun 10/5@ San José StateL 10-33100000
Sun 9/28@ San Diego StateL 17-3424321.521.50024
Sun 9/21@ HoustonL 14-4734013.313.30025
Sat 9/13vs Northern IllinoisL 34-484601515023
Sun 9/7vs Northern ColoradoW 13-121131313013
Sat 8/30@ ArizonaL 13-581181818018

Player Story

Maika Mataele story

Maika Mataele built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Kaneohe, HI wearing No. 10, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Maika Mataele's career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 773 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Maika Mataele's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    UNLV

    2012-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonUNLV726.75.1
2013 PostseasonUNLV41179.213.9404
2013 Regular SeasonUNLV41179.213.90
2014 Regular SeasonUNLV35574.211-56

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs San José State

Week 10 · L 24-34 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

89

Receiving Yards

92 takeover

89 receiving yards with a 98.9 efficiency score.

#2

vs Northern Illinois

Week 3 · L 34-48

60

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Hawai'i

Week 13 · L 35-37 · Conference game

54

Receiving Yards

77.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

54 receiving yards with a 72 efficiency score.

#4

vs Utah State

Week 11 · L 24-28 · Conference game

49

Receiving Yards

72.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 65.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Houston

Week 4 · L 14-47

40

Receiving Yards

72.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · UNLV

411 primary output · 79.2 efficiency · 13.9 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · UNLV

72.8

411 primary · 79.2 efficiency · 13.9 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · UNLV

64.4

355 primary · 74.2 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games