Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Matai Tagoa'i
Sophomore safety on Arizona's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 205 lb · Las Vegas, NV · San Clemente HS
Transferred USC → Arizona for 2026
Recruiting
4★
LB recruit
No. 102 nationally · Signed with USC
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety on Arizona's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2025.
- Transferred from USC to Arizona in 2026.
Matai Tagoa'i
Matai Tagoa'i has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Northern Arizona, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with USC4-star out of San Clemente
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arizona
2025USC
2026Arizona
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2026Arizona1-1HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 35–7
Game log
Background
Purchase Jersey USC 2025 (Freshman) Saw time in five games at USC as a true freshman linebacker Logged 93 snaps (58 special teams, 35 defense) while tallying four total tackles and one forced fumble Made collegiate debut on Aug. 30 against Missouri State and posted an 89.5 PFF defensive grade on...
The secondary · Arizona
- #17Lee Molette III65 tackles · 2025
- #12Dwight Bootle II38 tackles · 2025
- #9Tyrese Boss36 tackles · 2025
- #8Jay'Vion Cole23 tackles · 2025
- #4Matai Tagoa'i4 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Arizona team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology