#8
Alii Matau
San José State 2022 alumnus
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Alii Matau
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
San José State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo
2022San José State7-5HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San José State | 49 | 31 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | 51 | 34 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 100 | 65 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022
W 33–16
at Wyoming
7 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Xavier Cullens’s 2020 season.
Matches Xavier on
TFL rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Xavier on
Tackle volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ezekiel Noa's junior season at Boise State (2022).
78%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Ezekiel on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Ezekiel on
Height (higher)