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Maile, Motekiai

Jersey Number 90
Motekiai Maile
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Euless, Texas
- High School:
- Pittsburg HS
Bio
Pronounced moe-TAY-key-I my-LAY
Sacks No career sacks
TFL 1.0, twice, last vs. Ole Miss, 2015
Junior college transfer who started every game in 2015.
2015 (Junior): Started every game and finished with 21 total tackles and 12 solo stops ... Logged tackles for loss against Baylor and against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl ... Blocked a PAT attempt against Oklahoma ... His 21 tackles ranked second among OSU’s interior linemen.
Junior College: Played for coach Danny Palmer at Tyler J.C. … Led Tyler as a sophomore with 10 tackles for loss and was fourth on the squad with 54 tackles … Also credited with three sacks and two pass break ups … 2014 first team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference … In 2013, he accounted for 30 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and one forced fumble … Chose Oklahoma State over several other offers, including TCU, Mississippi State, Arizona State, North Texas and SMU.
High School: Started his high school career at Trinity HS in Euless, Texas before transferring to Pittsburg HS in Pittsburg, Calif., for his junior and senior seasons … Played both defensive line and tight end in high school … Honorable mention all-metro team by the San Francisco Chronicle as a defensive lineman and selected to the All-Bay Valley Athletic League first team as a tight end … Holiday Classic Bay Area all-star team selection … East Bay Area top 25 player … Named to the All-Bay Valley Athletic League second team as a defensive lineman during his junior year .. Member of the Polynesian Club … Also played rugby.
Personal: Motekiai Maile was born Feb. 7, 1994, in Hihifo, Tonga … Son of Hauola and Sioeli Maile … Majoring in university studies/arts and sciences.
Career Highs
Tackles 4, twice, last at Iowa State, 2015Sacks No career sacks
TFL 1.0, twice, last vs. Ole Miss, 2015
Junior college transfer who started every game in 2015.
2015 (Junior): Started every game and finished with 21 total tackles and 12 solo stops ... Logged tackles for loss against Baylor and against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl ... Blocked a PAT attempt against Oklahoma ... His 21 tackles ranked second among OSU’s interior linemen.
Junior College: Played for coach Danny Palmer at Tyler J.C. … Led Tyler as a sophomore with 10 tackles for loss and was fourth on the squad with 54 tackles … Also credited with three sacks and two pass break ups … 2014 first team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference … In 2013, he accounted for 30 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and one forced fumble … Chose Oklahoma State over several other offers, including TCU, Mississippi State, Arizona State, North Texas and SMU.
High School: Started his high school career at Trinity HS in Euless, Texas before transferring to Pittsburg HS in Pittsburg, Calif., for his junior and senior seasons … Played both defensive line and tight end in high school … Honorable mention all-metro team by the San Francisco Chronicle as a defensive lineman and selected to the All-Bay Valley Athletic League first team as a tight end … Holiday Classic Bay Area all-star team selection … East Bay Area top 25 player … Named to the All-Bay Valley Athletic League second team as a defensive lineman during his junior year .. Member of the Polynesian Club … Also played rugby.
Personal: Motekiai Maile was born Feb. 7, 1994, in Hihifo, Tonga … Son of Hauola and Sioeli Maile … Majoring in university studies/arts and sciences.
Maile’s Career Stats | ||||||||||
Year | GP | UT-AT-TT | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | BK |
2015 | 13 | 12-9-21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career | 13 | 12-9-21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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