Mata'ava Ta'ase: TE · BYU · #88.
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Mata'ava Ta'ase
Is the first read once you cross the 20. Second year in the BYU receiving corps. On tape: 42 receiving yards and 2 receptions against SMU, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 18-15@ SMU | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 37-24@ UCF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17vs Kansas | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-28@ No. 21 Arizona State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Bowl | W 36-14vs No. 20 Colorado | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 3 | 26 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 18-15
at SMU
2 rec · 42 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
With J. Retzlaff — 202 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 35 rush yds (10 car) · S. Vander Haar — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 46 long
The plays that mattered most
2 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 16-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 16.5 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 15.3 | 8.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 24.3 | 17.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
45.8%
375 pass / 443 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at BYU, 95 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
