Maika Matelau
Illinois Fighting Illini
71
AverageProjected Starter
Is Maika Matelau starting?
Maika Matelau is the projected starter at LG for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Sophomore · #70 · 6'5", 320 lbs
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- 17071Maika MatelauStarter
- 27871Eddie Tuerk
- 36866Michael McDonough
Illinois Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- WR-X
- WR-Z
- WR-SL
- TE
- LT
- LGMaika MatelauThis player
- C
- RG
- RT
Top offensive linemen in the Big Ten
Up next for Illinois
Illinois plays Nebraska at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.
At 6'5", 320 lbs, Maika Matelau plays for a Illinois team rated 75 overall in the Big Ten.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8517
- National Rank
- #1230
- High School
- Upland
- Hometown
- Upland, CA
Why this rating?
On a 80-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 71.
Team offense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Maika Matelau's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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