Malachi Finau

San Diego State Aztecs · #6 · Defensive Lineman · Senior

2025 season

TOT

tied 1413th of 4696

SACK

tied 1301st of 4696

tied 1662nd of 4696

Section

Overview

Next game

vs Fresno St

Oct 17

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF
2023	HAW	4	1	3	1	0.5	0
2024	HAW	19	10	9	0	3	0
2025	SDSU	22	4	18	0	0	1
2026	SDSU	8	2	6	0	1	0
Career		53	17	36	1	4.5	1

Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.

Stats

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF
2023	HAW	4	1	3	1	0.5	0
2024	HAW	19	10	9	0	3	0
2025	SDSU	22	4	18	0	0	1
2026	SDSU	8	2	6	0	1	0
Career		53	17	36	1	4.5	1

Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.

Glossary

AST: Assist Tackles
AVG: Average Interception Yards
FF: Fumbles Forced
FR: Fumbles Recovered
INT: Interceptions
KB: Kicks Blocked
LNG: Long Interception
PD: Passes Defended
SACK: Sacks
SOLO: Solo Tackles
TD: Interception Touchdowns
TOT: Total Tackles
YDS: Interception Yards

Bio

Team	San Diego State Aztecs
Position	Defensive Lineman
Class	Senior
Height / weight	6' 1" / 315 lbs
Birthplace	Los Angeles, CA
Jersey	#6
Status	Active

Career history

San Diego State Aztecs 2025–2026 · 2 seasons
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 2023–2024 · 2 seasons

Splits

Season

Season, home and away

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK
Season	8	2	6	1
Home	5	1	4	0
Away	3	1	2	1

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	18	4	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	19	10	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	4	1	3	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Game log

Season

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK
9/5	vs PRST	W 53-20	1	1	0	0
9/12	@ UCLA	L 28-10	1	1	0	1
9/19	vs JMU	L 26-13	3	1	2	0
9/26	@ TOL	L 41-16	2	0	2	0
10/3	vs TXST	W 31-29	1	0	1	0
2026 total			8	2	6	1

The season total counts every game. A game appears above only when the source recorded something for him in it, so the rows can be fewer.

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
8/28	vs STBK	W 42-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/6	@ WSU	L 36-13	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/20	vs CAL	W 34-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/27	@ NIU	W 6-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/25	@ FRES	W 23-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/1	vs WYO	W 24-7	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/8	@ HAW	L 38-6	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/15	vs BOIS	W 17-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/28	@ UNM	L 23-17 2OT	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
12/27	vs UNT	L 49-47	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
Total			22	4	18	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK
8/24	vs DSU	W 35-14	1	0	1	0
10/5	@ SDSU	L 27-24	2	2	0	1
10/12	vs BOIS	L 28-7	2	2	0	0
10/19	@ WSU	L 42-10	1	1	0	0
11/2	@ FRES	W 21-20	1	1	0	0
11/9	vs UNLV	L 29-27	5	2	3	1
11/16	@ USU	L 55-10	3	1	2	1
11/30	vs UNM	W 38-30	4	1	3	0
Total			19	10	9	3

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	PD
9/30	@ UNLV	L 44-20	2	0	2	0	0
10/14	vs SDSU	L 41-34	1	1	0	0	0
11/4	@ NEV	W 27-14	1	0	1	0.5	0
11/18	@ WYO	L 42-9	0	0	0	0	1
Total			4	1	3	0.5	1