Darius Muasau: LB · UCLA · #53.
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Darius Muasau
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Chip Kelly. Named All-Pac-12 two seasons running, most recently in 2023. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Boise State — Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 10.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-13vs Coastal Carolina | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10@ San Diego State | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs North Carolina Central | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-14@ No. 11 Utah | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-17vs No. 13 Washington State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-36@ No. 15 Oregon State | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Stanford | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-16vs Colorado | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27@ Arizona | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-20@ USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 35-22vs Boise State | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 43 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 35-10
1 interception · 1 sack · 3 tackles for loss
Dominant 25-point win on the road against San Diego State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%10 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
7%5 pass breakups75 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
44.4%
410 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Hawai'i and UCLA, 422 tackles — drafted at #183 overall by the New York Giants.
A stat line in 59 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Pac-12 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Chip Kelly.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 3rd NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 3rd NFL season
