Kaluka Maiava
Baldwin (Wailuku, Hawaii) | |||||||
College: | USC | ||||||
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NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104 | ||||||
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Kaluka Maiava (born March 22, 1987) is a former
He is currently a head coach of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy football team.[1]
High school career
Maiava attended
Considered the top recruit coming out of Hawaii and one of the top prospects at the linebacker position, Maiava was heavily
In February 2005, the Council of the County of Maui honored him with a resolution congratulating him for all of his high school football achievements.[6]
College career
Maiava attended USC and played for the USC Trojan football team (2005-2008 seasons) under
During his freshman season at USC, Maiava was selected by the team as co-special teams player of the year along with kicker Mario Danelo, he also won the Trojans' Service Team Defensive Player of the Year.[10] In 2006, he had 34 tackles, including 3½ for losses while playing in 12 games and again winning the team's Co-Special Teams Player of the Year Award. During his junior, 2007 season, he was a key reserve, making 44 tackles, including 4½ for losses, two sacks, two pass deflections and a forced fumble while appearing in all 13 games and starting once, against Arizona State. During that season's bowl game, the 2008 Rose Bowl, he suffered a wrist injury and was unable to participate in spring practices.[11]
Going into his senior,
Maiava was one of twelve USC players, including the four senior linebackers Brian Cushing, Maiava, Clay Matthews III, and Rey Maualuga, who attended the by-invitation-only 2009 NFL Scouting Combine (top rated NCAA Division 1 teams might send only one to three senior players to the Combine).[13]
Awards and honors
- 2009 Rose Bowl Defensive MVP
- 2008 coaches Second-team All-Pac-10
- 2005-2006 USC Special Teams player of the Year
Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
229 lb (104 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.65 s | 1.62 s | 2.70 s | 4.20 s | 6.98 s | 32 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
30 reps | |
All values from |
Cleveland Browns
Maiava was drafted by the
Oakland Raiders
On March 13, 2013, Maiava signed a three-year, $6 million contract with the Oakland Raiders.[17]
On July 10, 2013, Maiava was charged with assault and criminal property damage.[18]
Maiava was released by the Raiders on November 17, 2014.[19]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2009 | CLE | 16 | 3 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | CLE | 16 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | CLE | 16 | 13 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | OAK | 9 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | OAK | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
63 | 25 | 164 | 117 | 47 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Maiava's father, Scott Mahoney, attended and played football for
References
- ^ "Football". Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Paul Honda, Hard work takes Maiava, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, October 15, 2004, Accessed January 8, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Stacy Kaneshiro, Maiava glad to be done with recruiting process, Honolulu Advertiser, January 30, 2005, Accessed January 8, 2009.
- ^ a b Kaluka Maiava - Football Recruiting, Rivals.com, Accessed January 8, 2009.
- ^ a b Dan Weber, Maiava makes most of his shot, The Press-Enterprise, December 25, 2008, Accessed January 8, 2009.
- ^ Resolution 05-17: CONGRATULATING KALUKA MAIAVA ON HIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ACHIEVEMENTS Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Council of the County of Maui, February 18, 2005, Accessed January 8, 2009.
- ^ "The Red Zone Report - Who is 'Linebacker U?'". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=509434d[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=uscjustmightbethetrueloc&prov=tsn&type=lgns [dead link]
- ^ Gary Klein, The Best in the Nation Is Also Trojan MVP, Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2005, Accessed January 8, 2009.
- ^ a b Kalani Takase, Baldwin alum starts at USC[permanent dead link], Honolulu Advertiser, July 9, 2008, Accessed January 8, 2009.
- ^ Gary Klein, USC's Stafon Johnson to return; C.J. Gable might not, Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2009, Accessed January 8, 2009.
- ^ Ted Miller, Pac-10 NFL combine invitees Archived February 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, ESPN.com, February 2, 2009, Accessed February 2, 2009.
- ^ "Kaluka Maiava Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Scout Kaluka Maiava College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. April 1, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders Add Three Unrestricted Free Agents on Defense". Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "Raiders' Maiava charged with assault at bar". July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Kaluka Maiava released". November 17, 2014.