Darius Muasau

Originally a 6th-round (183rd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2024.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 6^th-round (183^rd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2024.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Played 3 seasons at the University of Hawai'i and 2 at UCLA…Played in 63 games with 51 starts, including 37 games with 25 starts at Hawai'i and starts in all 26 games at UCLA…Totaled 440 career tackles (261 solo), 40.0 stops for loss, 16.5 sacks and 5 interceptions…In each of his 2 seasons in Westwood, Muasau led the Bruins in tackles and was named 2nd-team All-Pac 12.
• In 2023, started all 13 games for the Bruins and tallied a team-high 75 tackles (43 solo), 10.5 stops for loss, 4.0 sacks, a career-high 6 passes defensed, and one interception…Named 2^nd-team All-Pac 12 by the league's coaches…Tallied a season-high 11 stops (6 solo), including 2.5 tackles for loss, in the L.A. Bowl win vs. Boise State…Named the game's Defensive Most Valuable Player in the LA Bowl…Made 9 tackles vs. Coastal Carolina…Posted 3.0 tackles for loss, including 1.0 sack, at San Diego State…Had 6 stops with 1.0 sack at Utah…Credited with 8 stops at Arizona…Recorded a team-high 8 tackles, one for loss, at USC.
• In 2022, started all 13 games at inside linebacker…Named 2nd-team All-Pac-12 by the league coaches Led the team with 91 tackles (42 solo)…Had season-best 14 tackles vs. Pittsburgh in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl…Collected 12 tackles at Arizona State, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack…Made 10 stops vs. South Alabama…Intercepted passes vs. Utah and Stanford…Earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022.
• In 2021, played in 13 games with 12 starts in his final season at Hawai'i…Named first-team All-Mountain West first team…Led team in tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, and forced fumbles…Team captain…Eclipsed 100 tackles for the second straight year with a team and career-high 109 (64 solo), including 14.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks…Tied for 2^nd nationally with 5 forced fumbles…Had 7 games with 10 or more tackles.
• In 2020, started all 9 games in a pandemic-shortened season…Named first-team All-Mountain West first team…Led team in tackles (104, 68 solo), tackles for loss (9.5), and sacks (4.5)…One of 5 finalists for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year award…Led Mountain West and ranked 4th nationally with 7.6 solo tackles per game…Tallied 10 or more tackles in 7 of 9 contests…Recorded 14 tackles and 1.0 sack to help key UH's win over previously undefeated Nevada…Named Mountain West Player of the Week following a career-high 18-tackle performance vs. UNLV…Selected the New Mexico Bowl Most Outstanding Defensive Player after posting 9 tackles, 1.0 sack, and his first career interception…Earned Mountain West All-Academic honors.
• In his debut season in 2019, played in all 15 games with 4 starts…Named the team's Dick Tomey Special Teams MVP…Finished 3rd on the team with 61 tackles (44 solo)…Had had 3.0 tackles for loss and recovered 2 fumbles…Tallied a season-high 11 tackles vs. Army…Received All-Mountain West All-Academic honors.

PERSONAL:

• Sociology major…A 2019 graduate of Mililani High School on Oahu…As a senior, named first-team all-state and 2018 Defensive Player of the Year…Finished with 87 tackles, 38.5 tackles for loss and 2 interceptions…Also played running back…Helped Mililani to a 10-3 record and runner-up finish for the Open Division title….Earned all-state mention as a junior…Part of Trojan squad that captured the 2016 Division I state…Selected to play in the 2019 Polynesian Bowl…Born in San Diego, Calif…Has 5 brothers…Parents are Matthew and Felisa Muasau of 'Ewa Beach, Oahu.