Junior cornerback on Utah's 2022 roster.
5′11″ · 184 lb · Placentia, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
APB recruit
No. 606 nationally · Signed with Utah
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Utah's roster.
Malone Mataele
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Malone Mataele arrived at Utah State from Utah. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against USC, Week 7, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 34-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (95th percentile). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #128 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022
W 43–42
vs USC
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out USC at home in a shootout.
With C. Rising — 415 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.5 · 60 rush yds (11 car) · 3 TD · D. Kincaid — 16 rec · 234 yds · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 73-7vs Southern Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-13@ Arizona State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-42vs USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-20vs Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nic Jones’s 2021 season.
Matches Nic on
Differs from Nic on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Deshawn Jones Jr's junior season at Bowling Green (2022).
Matches Deshawn on
Player DNA