Usage Score
0.7
Player Profile
Malakai Salu
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Portland, OR, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malakai Salu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
4.2
Consistency
100
Season Value
35
Career Arc
Season-by-season value trend
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UNLV
192021
Quick Facts
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Primary stop by seasons
- UNLV
- Best season by value score
- Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UNLV
- Peak game by takeover score
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Malakai Salu, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UNLV. Malakai Salu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
UNLV paired 0 primary output with 19.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/2 | @ UTSA | L 17-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
UNLV
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 1 | 17.2 | 3.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 19.5 | 3.3 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
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Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.
#2
Wyoming
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.2 takeover score.
#3
Fresno State
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.8 takeover score.
#4
San José State
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.8 takeover score.
#5
Nevada
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · UNLV
0 primary output · 19.5 efficiency · 3.3 usage
40.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · UNLV
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · UNLV
8.9
1 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.8098
Central Catholic · Portland, OR
- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
39
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 10 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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