Malaki Ta'ase
Iowa State Cyclones
79
Solid

Malaki Ta'ase

Iowa State CyclonesSolid
RDEDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Washington State
2nd String / Backup

Is Malaki Ta'ase starting?

Malaki Ta'ase is listed 2nd string at RDE for Iowa State Cyclones.

Malaki Ta'ase is listed RDE #2 for Iowa State at 79 OVR.

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Depth at RDE · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 19279Caden CrawfordStarter
  2. 29879Malaki Ta'aseYou
  3. 34469Trey Verdon

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Mountain View, ranked #2,808 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 17 tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,808 NatlTeam Share5%
Mesa, AZ
Jersey
#98
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
265 lbs
Transfer
Washington State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1742.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8056
National Rank
#2808
High School
Mountain View
Hometown
Mesa, AZ

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 79th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 79. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 79% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 29% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role; −6 depth penalty

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

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Malaki Ta'ase's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

17 tkl · 4 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement42%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.