Cornerback, Utah, 2018–⁠22

Malone Mataele

Number
No. 15
Height
5′11″
Weight
184 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Placentia, CA

Malone Mataele played cornerback at Utah (2018–⁠22).

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021 and 2022

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2019Utah4400000
2020Utah5400030
2021Utah28172.50120
2022Utah6500000
Career43302.50150

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Utah15CBYr 1
2020Utah15CBYr 2
2021Utah15CBYr 3
2022Utah15CBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″184

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

2022 Utah 4 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 10vs.Southern UtahW 73–⁠7110000
Sep 17vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠7220000
Oct 15vs.USCW 43–⁠42210000
Nov 5vs.ArizonaW 45–⁠20110000
2021 Utah 11 games, 28 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2vs.Weber StateW 40–⁠17330000
Sep 11atBYUL 17–⁠26520000
Sep 18atSan Diego StateL 31–⁠33211.5000
Sep 25vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠13221001
Oct 9atUSCW 42–⁠26100000
Oct 16vs.Arizona StateW 35–⁠21200000
Nov 13atArizonaW 38–⁠29330000
Nov 20vs.OregonW 38–⁠7320000
Nov 26vs.ColoradoW 28–⁠13110001
Dec 3vs.OregonW 38–⁠10310010
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 45–⁠48320000
2020 Utah 2 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Dec 12atColoradoW 38–⁠21210001
Dec 19vs.Washington StateW 45–⁠28330002
2019 Utah 2 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 20atUSCL 23–⁠30110000
Oct 12atOregon StateW 52–⁠7330000

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

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