Matayo Uiagalelei

Matayo Uiagalelei (born July 2, 2005)^[1] is an American football defensive end for the Oregon Ducks.

Matayo Uiagalelei

Uiagalelei at 2025 Big Ten Media Days
No. 10 – Oregon Ducks
Position	Defensive end
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born	(2005-07-02) July 2, 2005 (age 20)[1]
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school	St. John Bosco (California)
College	Oregon (2023–present)
Awards and highlights
First-team All-Big Ten (2024)
Stats at ESPN

Early years

Uiagalelei is of Samoan descent. His older brother, DJ Uiagalelei, is a quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers. Matayo attended St. John Bosco High School. He played on both offense (tight end) and defense (defensive end) at St. John Bosco. He was rated by Sports Illustrated as the No. 19 prospect in the 2023 college football recruiting class.^[2] Rivals.com rated him as the No. 20 recruit overall (No. 3 in California).^[3] He had scholarship offers from multiple Power 4 schools.^[3]

College career

Uiagalelei accepted a scholarship from Oregon in December 2022^[4] and enrolled early in 2023.^[5] During Oregon's 2023 summer camp, he was used at both tight end and defensive end.^[6]