Andrew Mata'afa
Andrew Mata'afa
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Navy — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at South Florida, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Scott → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Florida | 22 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Utah | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Utah | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 38–24
vs Florida A&M
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jared Casey’s 2022 season.
Matches Jared on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to J'Coryan Anderson's graduate season at Marshall (2024).
Matches J'Coryan on