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Marist Liufau

LB · Notre Dame · Sr. · #8

Dallas — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 24, #87 overall
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Marist Liufau

LB · Notre Dame · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#457 national
CFB
College
Notre Dame
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #87
Dallas · 2024

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 3rd NFL season

#87Rd 3 · Pick 24
DallasEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Notre Dame9-4HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-heavy
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Notre Dame42216.03.01----
2022Notre Dame49203.50.511--
Career91419.53.521--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 45–24

at NC State

1 QB HUR  ·  1 TFL  ·  2 SOLO

Dominant 21-point win on the road against NC State.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Cody Simon’s 2022 season.

Cody Simon

80%match

Ohio State · 2022

NFL Rd 4
#2

Mohamed Toure

Rutgers · 2021

80%
#3

Jeremy Lewis

East Carolina · 2022

79%
#4

Caleb Wheatland

Maryland · 2023

79%
#5

Jared Bartlett

West Virginia · 2023

79%

Matches Cody on

PD rate
Sack rate
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tevarua Tafiti's junior season at Stanford (2024).

Stanford · 2024

#2

Kane Patterson

Vanderbilt · 2022

84%
#3

Henry Ikahihifo

Nevada · 2024

83%
#4

KeSean Brown

App State · 2022

83%
#5

Jaylen Moody

Alabama · 2022

83%

Matches Tevarua on

Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate