Tuivasa Maloata: DL · UNLV · #91.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tuivasa Maloata
Wins the gap play after play. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Nevada — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UNLV | 21 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 21 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 45-20vs Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-26@ San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-38@ Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-42vs Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-30@ San José State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 69-66vs Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-42@ No. 22 Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-45vs Nevada | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries21 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
36.2%
293 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
67.5
12 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at UNLV, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Hauck → Tony Sanchez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Malaeloa, American Samoa — one of 16 players from American Samoa in FBS this season.
