Alii Matau: LB · San José State · #8.
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Alii Matau
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Fifth year in the San José State linebacker corps. On tape: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Nevada, Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San José State | 49 | 31 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | San José State | 51 | 34 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | San José State | 29 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | San José State | 19 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2017 | San José State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 154 | 95 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs Portland State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-24@ Auburn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-6vs Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-16@ Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-7vs UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-17@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-28vs Nevada | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 28-16vs Colorado State | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 27-43@ San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-35@ Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-14vs Hawai'i | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 31 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%6 TFLSack rate
11%6 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups49 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Brent Brennan — 22-35 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
56.1%
429 pass / 336 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
460 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #71 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at San José State, 154 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brent Brennan.
