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Darius Muasau
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Darius Muasau is listed No. 2 at LILB on the New England Patriots depth chart. Christian Elliss is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
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The New England Patriots play next in Week 6, at home against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Darius Muasau is listed No. 2 at LILB going into that game.
At LILB for the New England Patriots, Christian Elliss sits ahead of him, and Namdi Obiazor is next in line behind him.
Darius Muasau's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-17 vs LV (Oct 11); W 29-26 at BUF (Oct 4); W 20-3 vs PIT (Sep 20).
Darius Muasau wears No. 54, is 25 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 234 lbs, has 3 years of NFL experience, came out of UCLA.
Is Darius Muasau playing this week?
Darius Muasau is listed No. 2 at LILB for New England Patriots, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
NE LILB Depth
New England Patriots Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILBChristian Elliss
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RILB
- SLBDre'Mont Jones
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- LCBCarlton Davis III
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- SSCraig Woodson
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- FSKevin Byard
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RCBChristian Gonzalez
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- NBMarcus Jones
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NE | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NYG | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | NYG | 11 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 3 yrs | 26 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#86 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Darius Muasau is rated 62 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 146th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 23% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11Wvs LVTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 45-17
Oct 4W@ BUFTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 29-26
Sep 20Wvs PITTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 20-3
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Wvs LV | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | W@ BUF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darius Muasau's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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