Junior linebacker for Michigan State. 2022: 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Las Vegas, NV
Recruiting
LB recruit
No. 163 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Michigan State. 2022: 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Ma'A Gaoteote
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Michigan State. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Ohio State, Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 16 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mel Tucker — 16-9 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 16 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022
W 23–15
at Illinois
1 TOT
With B. Baringer — 49 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 68 LONG · P. Thorne — 182 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.6 · 10 rush yds (6 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 13-27@ Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-49vs Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-15@ Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-39vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |