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Jersey Number 15
Malone Mataele
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 184
- Position:
- CB
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Placentia, Calif.
- High School:
- Santa Margarita Catholic HS
- Prev School:
- Santa Margarita Catholic HS
- Major:
- Sociology
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2022: Played in eight games, with four starts at nickel back.
High School: Three-star recruit on 247Sports and Rivals out of Santa Margarita HS.
- Six tackles on the season, with two coming vs. No. 7 USC.
- Also had a pair of stops vs. San Diego State.
- Tied his career-high with five stops at BYU.
- Produced 1.5 TFLs for three yards at San Diego State.
- Had two stops (1.0 TFL) and a pass breakup in the Washington State win.
- Recorded three tackles against Arizona and Oregon in the regular season.
- Contributed a tackle and a pass breakup in the Colorado triumph.
- First career interception came during the Pac-12 Championship vs. No. 10 Oregon, adding three tackles.
- Also had three tackles vs. No. 6 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, including two solo stops.
- Five total tackles and three passes defended.
- Career-high three tackles and two pass breakups against Washington State.
- Four tackles.
- Three tackles against Oregon State.
High School: Three-star recruit on 247Sports and Rivals out of Santa Margarita HS.
- 2016 Cal-Hi all-state juniors second-team multipurpose player.
- 2016 first-team all-Trinity League and second-team all-county.
- 21 kick returns for 626 yards and 12 punt returns for 194 yards.
- Scored 13 total touchdowns (nine rushing, four receiving).
- 1,341 all-purpose yards as a junior with 711 yards on kick returns (25 returns) with 10 total touchdowns included two on kick returns.
- Played at Orange Lutheran HS as a sophomore, recording 46 tackles (1.0 TFL) with two passes defended, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
- Also had 263 all-purpose yards included 119 rushing (22 carries), 78 kick return (four returns) and 66 receiving (6 catches, 1 TD).
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