#29

Sylas Maiava-Alaimalo

Sophomore wide receiver for Air Force. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · Air Force · So. · #29

5′9″ · 195 lb · Oahu, HI · Damien

Returning to Air Force for 2026

Next upSat Sep 26 · 12 am ETat NevadaMackay Stadium

How he plays

Yards / catch: 82nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

2 catches · 17 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 34 yds, vs North Dakota State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 wide receiver for Air Force. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Sylas Maiava-Alaimalo

WR · Air Force · So · #29

One game to point at: 34 rec yds, 2 receptions against North Dakota State — Week 2, 2026.

34 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Air Force1-1HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (82nd percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#11 / 57 · 82nd pct

17.0

Rush TDs#1 / 18 · 50th pct

Rush yards#12 / 18 · 36th pct

Long catch#46 / 57 · 20th pct

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 17.0 YDS/g, 17.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Troy Calhoun

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

Season	Team
2026	Air Force	2	34	17.0	0	--
Career		2	34	17.0	0	--

Season	Team
2026	Air Force	1	4	--	--	--
Career		1	4	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 34–0

vs Duquesne

4 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 34-point win at home against Duquesne.

With W. Duncan — 56 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 62 LONG · C. Cremascoli — 52 LONG · 100 PCT · 10 PTS

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-0vs Duquesne	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	L 32-38vs North Dakota State	2	34	17.0	0	26	Season-high 34 yds
Total		2	34	17.0	0	26

The receiver room · Air Force

#8Jonah DawsonWR · Jr.260 receiving yards · 2025
#3Matt LongWR · Jr.2 games · 2026
#18Mason HayesWR · Jr.2 games · 2026
#10Adam HrynciwWR · Sr.1 game · 2026
#29Sylas Maiava-AlaimaloWR · So.2 games · 2026

11 more on the roster · Air Force team page

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