Marist Liufau: LB · Notre Dame · #8.
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Marist Liufau
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The three seasons at Notre Dame span two head coaches: Brian Kelly and Marcus Freeman. On tape: 7 tackles against Navy, Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 42 | 21 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 49 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 22 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 113 | 51 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Navy | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ NC State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-14@ No. 17 Duke | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-33@ No. 25 Louisville | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-20vs No. 10 USC | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 58-7vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-31@ Clemson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-7vs Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-23@ Stanford | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Total | 42 | 21 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2023
W 48-20
vs USC
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against USC.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%6 TFLSack rate
7%3 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups42 tackles · 6 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
43.6%
347 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
61.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #240 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Notre Dame, 113 tackles — drafted at #87 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 3rd NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 3rd NFL season
