#8

Hale Motu'apuaka

Senior defensive tackle for Utah State. 2023: 3 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

DT · Utah State · Sr. · #8

6′1″ · 290 lb · Honolulu, HI

CFB Index 77 · #43 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceUtah State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1800 nationally · Signed with Utah State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive tackle for Utah State. 2023: 3 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah State in 2018.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Utah State, 113 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

  • Signed with Utah State3-star out of Punahou

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1800 national
CFB
College
Utah State
2019–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

3 coaches
2019
Gary Andersen
Utah State
2020
Frank Maile
Utah State
era →
2021–2023
Blake Anderson
Utah State
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology