Matayo Uiagalelei
Oregon Ducks
91
Elite

Matayo Uiagalelei

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Projected Starter

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Matayo Uiagalelei is the projected starter at DE for Oregon Ducks.

Senior · #10 · 6'5", 272 lbs

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Depth at DE · Oregon Ducks

  1. 11091Matayo UiagaleleiStarter
  2. 24771Elijah Rushing
  3. 32871Anthony Jones Jr.

Oregon Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of St. John Bosco, ranked #45 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 34 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 6 sacks. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 93th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #45 Natl3-Yr Total89 tackles · 16.5 sacksTeam Share8%Percentile93th
Bellflower, CA
Jersey
#10
Class
SR
Height
6'5"
Weight
272 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025349.56
202437118.5
20231832

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9798
National Rank
#45
High School
St. John Bosco
Hometown
Bellflower, CA

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 93th-percentile production (×0.98 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 93% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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

Oct 10LUCLATKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-15

Sep 26WUSCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-27

Sep 19WPRSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 84-0

Sep 12LOKSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 39-31

Sep 5WBOISTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-27

Matayo Uiagalelei's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

34 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 6 sacks
Usage / Involvement62%
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