Kana'i Mauga: LB · USC · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kana'i Mauga
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at USC. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UCLA — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-42vs Stanford | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14@ Washington State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-45vs Oregon State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-14@ Colorado | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42vs Utah | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-31@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-34vs Arizona | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-31@ Arizona State | 11 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-62vs UCLA | 14 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35vs No. 13 BYU | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-24@ California | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 56 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
2%2 pass breakups92 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Donte Williams
Pass share
51.5%
593 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
95.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
92 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #92 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at USC, 193 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Clay Helton → Donte Williams. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
