Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  San José State#123 · 4-5 | 4 | 12% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | San José State#88 · 7-6 | 4 | 5% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Malakai Hoeft's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Malakai Hoeft's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ USC | L 26–42 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 1 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 27–21 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Cal Poly | W 30–20 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  Fresno State | L 10–26 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | @ Hawai'i | W 20–16 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  Wyoming | L 13–16 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | @ UTEP | W 24–11 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Nevada | L 13–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 |  New Mexico | L 16–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 5 games | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 6 | 2944th / 5664 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · USC | 76 | ~15 (2–27) | 2 | · | 20% |
| Wk 2 · Cal Poly | 69 | ~11 (0–63) | 1 | 1 | 16% |
| Wk 6 · Wyoming | 77 | ~18 (2–33) | 1 | · | 23% |
| Wk 7 · UTEP | 84 | ~33 (3–60) | 1 | · | 39% |
| Season | 637 | 77 (30–101) | 5 | 1 | 12% |
Position Room
16 LBs on the San José State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dylan Lee | LB | JR | 78 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Naseri Danielson | LB | JR | 63 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Ethan Powell | LB | SR | 38 | 5 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Aizik Mahuka | LB | JR | 25 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 |
| 53 | Brady Van Bennekum | LB | JR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | John Norwood | LB | SR | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 24 | Malakai Hoeft | LB | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Cayden Woolwine | LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 11 | Champ Kapanui | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Skylar Tiatia | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Luke Richey | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Lance Mitchell | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Zane Carter | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Viliami Lotoaniu | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Blake Tabaracci | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | Sirr Bible | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. San José State depth chart →