Tight end, UCLA (from Oregon), 2021–24
Moliki Matavao
- Number
- No. 88
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 263 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Henderson, NV
- Born
- Mar 17, 2003
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Moliki Matavao played tight end at Oregon (2021–22) and UCLA (2023–24). The New Orleans Saints took Matavao in round 7, No. 248 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. Fresno State, 2024120receiving yards, career highvs. Fresno State, 2024Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oregon | 11 | 0.36 | – | – | 4.0 | – |
| 2022 | Oregon | 12 | 1.11 | – | – | 13.3 | – |
| 2023 | UCLA | 15 | 1.57 | – | – | 23.6 | – |
| 2024 | UCLA | 45 | 1.07 | 69th (n=581) | 0.92 | 48.1 | 7% |
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
2024 UCLA 11 games, 41 catches, 506 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 16–13 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 13–42 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 17–34 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 13–34 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 11–27 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 17–21 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 35–32 | 6 | 104 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 27–20 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 19–31 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 13–19 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 20–13 | 8 | 120 | 0 | 35 | – |
2023 UCLA 10 games, 14 catches, 283 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | W 35–10 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 59–7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 25–17 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 24–36 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 42–7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 28–16 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 7–17 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 38–20 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 7–33 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 35–22 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | – |
2022 Oregon 7 games, 10 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 70–14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 41–20 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 44–41 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 49–22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 42–24 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 49–10 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 20–17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
2021 Oregon 9 games, 9 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | W 35–28 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 48–7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 34–31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 52–29 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 26–16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 38–24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 7–38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 32–47 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–22).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅝″ |
| Weight | 260 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.81 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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