Malaki Ta'ase
Iowa State Cyclones
85
Great

Malaki Ta'ase

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

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

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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 85 overall (Great 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 85-rated defense; 79th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.88 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 79% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 26% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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.

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Team Role

17 tkl · 4 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement42%

Depth at LDE · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 18891Isaac TerrellStarter
  2. 29885Malaki Ta'aseYou
  3. 35574Jace Gilbert
Coach Iowa StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.