Malakai Hoeft

#24 · LB · R-Sr. · San José State6′2″ · 220 lb · Belmont, CA · Junipero Serra

Last gameL 16–21vs New Mexico · Oct 31
Nextvs Northern IllinoisSat Nov 7 · 4 pm ET
6 tackles in 5 games; their best was 2 at USC.
Game 1: at USC, loss 26-42, 2 tackles2 · season highLUSC@Game 2: at Eastern Michigan, win 27-21, 1 tackle1WEMU@Game 3: against Cal Poly, win 30-20, 1 tackle, FCS opponent1WCPFCSGame 4: against Fresno State, loss 10-26, no tackles in this gameLFRESGame 5: at Hawai'i, win 20-16, no tackles in this gameWHAW@Game 6: against Wyoming, loss 13-16, 1 tackle1LWYOGame 7: at UTEP, win 24-11, 1 tackle1WUTEP@Game 8: at Nevada, loss 13-28, no tackles in this gameLNEV@Game 9: against New Mexico, loss 16-21, no tackles in this gameLUNM
Game 1: at USC, loss 26-42, 2 tackles2 · season highLUSC@Game 2: at Eastern Michigan, win 27-21, 1 tackleWEMU@Game 3: against Cal Poly, win 30-20, 1 tackle, FCS opponentWCPFCSGame 4: against Fresno State, loss 10-26, no tackles in this gameLFRESGame 5: at Hawai'i, win 20-16, no tackles in this gameWHAW@Game 6: against Wyoming, loss 13-16, 1 tackleLWYOGame 7: at UTEP, win 24-11, 1 tackleWUTEP@Game 8: at Nevada, loss 13-28, no tackles in this gameLNEV@Game 9: against New Mexico, loss 16-21, no tackles in this gameLUNM

New Mexico · L 16-21

No tackles.

Hoeft has tackles in 5 of San José State’s 9 games: none in the other 4.

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Malakai Hoeft

LB · San José State · #24

Arrived as a two-star recruit; two seasons of production at San José State since. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against USC — Week 1, 2026.

6 tackles · 0 sacks

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