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All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2023)

NEVADA CAREER
FIFTH YEAR (2024): Appeared in nine games, making eight starts ... Missed four-straight games (Oct. 18-Nov. 2) due to injury ... Still finished the year leading the team with 9.0 tackles-for-loss and third with 61 tackles, along with 1.5 sacks ... Made eight tackles, includinig two tackles-for-loss, and broke up two passes against SMU (Aug. 24) ... Had seven tackles, including another TFL, at Troy (Aug. 31) ... Made 1.5 TFL among his seven tackles against Georgia Southern (Sept. 7) ... Had another TFL along with seven tackles at Minnesota (Sept. 14) ... Made a tackle-for-loss among his seven total against Eastern Washington (Sept. 21) ... Finished with two TFLs among his six tackles at San José State (Oct. 5) ... Made a sack among six tackles against Oregon State (Oct. 12) ... Posted nine tackles with a shared sack at UNLV (Nov. 30).

SENIOR (2023): Named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention ... Started all 12 games ... Fourth on the team with 54 tackles (34 solo), led the team with two forced fumbles, and had a sack among his 2.0 tackles-for-loss ... Had a strip-sack, led Nevada with six tackles at No. 6/6 USC (Sept. 2) ... Posted a tackle-for-loss among his five solo tackles against Idaho (Sept. 9) ... Forced a fumble that led to a takeaway, made five solo tackles against Kansas (Sept. 16) ... Had seven tackles (four solo) at Texas State (Sept. 23) ... Had six tackles (four solo) at Fresno State (Sept. 30) ... Made a season-high eight tackles (five solo) at San Diego State (Oct. 21) ... Made four tackles (three solo) at Utah State (Nov. 11).

JUNIOR (2022): Started all 12 games at linebacker ... Fifth on the team with 53 tackles (36 solo), with 2.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles-for-loss ... Made three tackles (two solo), shared a tackle-for-loss against Texas State (Sept. 3) ... Had six solo tackles among his seven overall against Iowa (Sept. 17) ... Made six tackles (five solo) at Air Force (Sept. 23) ... Had six tackles (five solo) at Hawai'i (Oct. 15) ... Recovered a fumble, returned it three yards against San Diego State (Oct. 22) ... Had six solo tackles at San José State (Oct. 29) ... Recorded a sack and 2.0 TFL among his nine tackles at UNLV (Nov. 26).

SOPHOMORE (2021): Appeared in 11 games, making six tackles (4 solo)... Made two tackles against UNLV (Oct. 29) (assists) and two tackles against Western Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 27) to mark season-highs. 

FRESHMAN (2020): Appeared in two games, but did not record a sack.
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Two-sport standout at Dominguez High, lettering in football and basketball ... Was a three-year starter in football, playing on offense, defense and special teams … Earned first team all-league honors in 2018.

PERSONAL
Son of Hangale and Holoaki Mateialona … Has three brothers, Maka, Taniela and Holoaki … His cousin, Josh Tupou, played college football at Colorado and in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals … Chose Nevada because he believes in the program … Also recruited by Fresno State, Colorado State and Wyoming … Business major … Lists Troy Polamalu as his sports hero.