6′1″ · 281 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Arbor View
He is a true freshman with 3 games on the stat sheet.
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
Tanielu Maafala-Barbasa
On tape: 3 tackles against Hawai'i, Week 4, 2026.
5 tackles · 1 sack
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 27-10vs Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 41-23vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
His game on Oct 23 is in the game log; its play by play comes with the next update.
Oct. 17 · W 41-23 vs Northern Illinois, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 41-23.
How Wyoming’s defense played that day
Northern Illinois’s 10 drives: 5 stopped · 5 scored.
3 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
38.1%
173 pass / 281 run
Plays / game
56.8
8 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
179 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 3,038 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mountain West as a freshman.
His career
