Francisco Mauigoa: LB · Miami · #1.
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Francisco Mauigoa
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. Named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2024. One game to point at: 13 tackles against Syracuse — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
96 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 11 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Miami | 96 | 51 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Miami | 78 | 45 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 60 | 34 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Washington State | 17 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 251 | 140 | 33.5 | 13.0 | 9 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-17@ Florida | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 56-9vs Florida A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-0vs Ball State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 50-15@ South Florida | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-34vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-38@ California | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-45@ Louisville | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-14vs Florida State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 53-31vs Duke | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-28@ Georgia Tech | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-14vs Wake Forest | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 38-42@ Syracuse | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
 Bowl | L 41-42vs No. 18 Iowa State | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 51 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 41-17
at Florida
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Florida.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
96tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%11 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
5%5 pass breakups96 tackles · 11 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
53.5%
489 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
70.3
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
513 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #48 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Washington State and Miami, 251 tackles — drafted at #162 overall by the New York Jets.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert and Mario Cristobal.
Next stop · NFL
New York JetsEntering 2nd NFL season
New York JetsEntering 2nd NFL seasonFrom ILI'ILI, American Samoa — one of 16 players from American Samoa in FBS this season.
