Maika Matelau
Illinois Fighting Illini
54
Depth3rd String
Is Maika Matelau starting?
Maika Matelau is listed 3rd string at RES for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Sophomore · #70 · 6'5", 320 lbs
See full Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart ›Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini
- 1470Daniel BrownStarter
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- 3970Alex Perry
- 48750BJ Thurman
- 58450Grant Smith
Illinois Starting Lineup
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Upland, ranked #1,230 nationally coming out of high school.
Recruit3★ · #1,230 Natl
Upland, CA
- Jersey
- #70
- Class
- SO/TR
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 320 lbs
Maika Matelau is currently behind Daniel Brown at RES on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 77 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8517
- National Rank
- #1230
- High School
- Upland
- Hometown
- Upland, CA
Why this rating?
On a 75-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 54.
Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −12 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.
Maika Matelau's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
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