Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 24-21vs Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 49-50vs USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#55
Muelu Iosefa
Junior linebacker for California. 2023: 3 tackles.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Waipahu, HI
CFB Index 41 · #369 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceCalifornia 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
OLB recruit
No. 570 nationally · Signed with Mililani
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for California. 2023: 3 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mililani in 2020.
Muelu Iosefa
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at California. One game to point at: 1 tackles against USC — Week 9, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 93 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20203 games
- Recruited3-star out of Mililani
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coach2020–2023
California
Played his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 16-25 over that span.
2020California1-3HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2021California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2022California4-8HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | California | 20 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | California | 59 | 27 | 7.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | California | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 93 | 47 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
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 Diego Neri’s 2021 season.
72%match
Matches Diego on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Differs from Diego on
Hurry rate (higher)
Sack rate (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Carson Willich's junior season at Iowa State (2025).
Matches Carson on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Muelu Iosefa
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology