Safety, USC, 2017–21
Isaiah Pola-Mao
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Phoenix, AZ
- Born
- Jul 1, 1999, in Phoenix, Arizona
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Isaiah Pola-Mao played safety at USC (2017–21).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. UCLA, 2019Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2017
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | USC | 21 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | USC | 21 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | USC | 21 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | USC | 21 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | USC | 21 | S | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 USC 11 games, 57 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Stanford | L 28–42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Washington State | W 45–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Oregon State | L 27–45 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Colorado | W 37–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Utah | L 26–42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Notre Dame | L 16–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Arizona | W 41–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Arizona State | L 16–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. UCLA | L 33–62 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. BYU | L 31–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | at California | L 14–24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 USC 5 games, 34 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs.Arizona State | W 28–27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 14 | atArizona | W 34–30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Washington State | W 38–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | atUCLA | W 43–38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | vs. Oregon | L 24–31 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 USC 13 games, 73 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Fresno State | W 31–23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Stanford | W 45–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atBYU | L 27–30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs.Utah | W 30–23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Washington | L 14–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atNotre Dame | L 27–30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Arizona | W 41–14 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | atColorado | W 35–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Oregon | L 24–56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atArizona State | W 31–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atCalifornia | W 41–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.UCLA | W 52–35 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Iowa | L 24–49 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 USC 3 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UNLV | W 43–21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atStanford | L 3–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Arizona State | L 35–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2017 USC 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | vs.Stanford | W 31–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ |
| Weight | 212 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| Wingspan | 76½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.87 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 50 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Las Vegas Raiders | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 16 | 87 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Las Vegas Raiders | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 50 | 227 | 3 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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