Senior defensive lineman for UNLV. 2025: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 8 tackles.
6′3″ · 290 lb · Provo, UT
The numbers
sack · 2025
1 TFL · 8 tackles
Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at Colorado State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for UNLV. 2025: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 8 tackles.
Waisale Muavesi
Wins his gap play after play. Waisale Muavesi has been at UNLV through three head coaches in six seasons. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Colorado State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-48vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-17@ Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · UNLV
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #63
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Simeon Barrow Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Simeon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Travali Price's junior season at NC State (2024).
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Player DNA