Tongiaki Mateialona: LB · Nevada · #36.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tongiaki Mateialona
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Nevada. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 sacks against UNLV — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-29vs SMU | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-27@ Minnesota | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-16vs Eastern Washington | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ San José State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-37vs Oregon State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-22vs Air Force | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-38@ No. 21 UNLV | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 61 | 31 | 9.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%9 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups61 tackles · 9 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #244 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nevada, 168 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Ken Wilson, and Jeff Choate. Multi-era developmental context.
