#55

Manase Hungalu

Inside linebacker for Oregon State. 2017: 97 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

ILB · Oregon State · #55

6′1″ · 238 lb · Kailua-Kona, HI

Oregon State 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WDE recruit

No. 2224 nationally · Signed with Oregon State

Statement game20 tackles · 1 TFLat California (FBS) · L 23-37

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 inside linebacker for Oregon State. 2017: 97 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Oregon State in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Oregon State, 180 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with Oregon State2-star out of Kealakehe

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2224 national

CFB

College

Oregon State

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

2 coaches

2015–2016

Gary Andersen

Oregon State

2017

Cory Hall

Oregon State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Cory Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015Oregon State2-10HC: Gary Andersen · Run-leaning

2016Oregon State4-8HC: Gary Andersen · Run-leaning

2017Oregon State1-11HC: Cory Hall · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (97th percentile). Strength: tackles (97th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#76 / 2682 · 97th pct

Tackles#79 / 2682 · 97th pct

QB hurries#188 / 2682 · 91st pct

Passes defended#376 / 2682 · 84th pct

Sacks#401 / 2682 · 84th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#452 / 2682 · 82nd pct

6.0

Interceptions#144 / 795 · 72nd pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	8.3	0.8	0.4	0.7
Road6g	7.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	8.4	0.7	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	7.6	0.2	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

JaMarcus Shephard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Oregon State	97	57	6.0	2.5	4	2	--
2016	Oregon State	83	49	3.0	0.0	4	1	--
2015	Oregon State	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		180	106	9.0	2.5	8	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 35–32

vs Portland State

1 TD · 9 TOT · 7 SOLO

Edged out Portland State at home in a shootout.

With J. Luton — 235 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.0 · 5 rush yds (1 car) · N. Porebski — 40 AVG · 53 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 27-58@ Colorado State	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 1	W 35-32vs Portland State	9	7	2.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 2	L 14-48vs Minnesota	10	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 23-52@ Washington State	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 7-42vs Washington	11	7	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 10-38@ USC	8	5	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 7	L 33-36vs Colorado	11	6	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 14-15vs Stanford	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	4
Wk 10	L 23-37@ California	20	13	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 20 tackles
Wk 11	L 28-49@ Arizona	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 24-40vs Arizona State	7	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 10-69@ Oregon	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		97	57	6.0	2.5	2	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2013

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays