Receiver, UNLV, 2012–⁠14

Maika Mataele

Number
No. 10
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Kaneohe, HI

Maika Mataele played receiver at UNLV (2012–⁠14).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Minnesota, 201389receiving yards, career highvs. San José State, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012UNLV273.508
2013UNLV3641111.4336
2014UNLV2935512.2125
Career6777311.5436

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012UNLV10WR
2013UNLV10WR
2014UNLV10WR5′11″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013UNLV320.7644th (n=341)0.8124.24%
2014UNLV480.5453rd (n=496)0.5226.15%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 UNLV 13 games, 29 catches, 355 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atArizonaL 13–⁠58118018
Sep 6vs.Northern ColoradoW 13–⁠12113013
Sep 13vs.Northern IllinoisL 34–⁠48460023
Sep 20atHoustonL 14–⁠47340025
Sep 27atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠34243024
Oct 4atSan José StateL 10–⁠331000
Oct 10vs.Fresno StateW 30–⁠271909
Oct 25atUtah StateL 20–⁠34225020
Nov 1vs.New MexicoL 28–⁠31220017
Nov 8vs.Air ForceL 21–⁠48230019
Nov 15atBYUL 23–⁠4221007
Nov 22atHawai’iL 35–⁠37554114
Nov 29vs.NevadaL 27–⁠49333018
2013 UNLV 12 games, 36 catches, 411 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atMinnesotaL 23–⁠51943013
Sep 7vs.ArizonaL 13–⁠58330016
Sep 14vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠21123023
Sep 21vs.Western IllinoisW 38–⁠7128028
Sep 28atNew MexicoW 56–⁠42240036
Oct 12vs.Hawai’iW 39–⁠37338016
Oct 26atNevadaW 27–⁠22231116
Nov 2vs.San José StateL 24–⁠34689118
Nov 9vs.Utah StateL 24–⁠28549124
Nov 21atAir ForceW 41–⁠21117017
Nov 30vs.San Diego StateW 45–⁠19215010
Jan 1 ✦vs.North TexasL 14–⁠361808
2012 UNLV 2 games, 2 catches, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 14vs.Washington StateL 27–⁠351−100
Oct 20atBoise StateL 7–⁠321808

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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