Marist Liufau
| No. 35 –Dallas Cowboys | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 9, 2001 Kalihi, Hawaii,U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Punahou(Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| College: | Notre Dame(2019–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024/ Round: 3 / Pick: 87 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Player stats atPFR | |
Marist Liufau(born February 9, 2001) is an American professionalfootballlinebackerfor theDallas Cowboysof theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theNotre Dame Fighting Irish.
High school career
[edit]Liufau attendedPunahou SchoolinHonolulu,Hawaii.[1]He was selected to play in the 2019 Polynesian Bowl. He committed to theUniversity of Notre Dameto play college football.[2][3]
College career
[edit]In his first season at Notre Dame in 2019, Liufau appeared in four games and in 2020 he started three of 10 games and had 22 tackles and 0.5 sacks. He missed the 2021 season after suffering an ankle injury in practice.[4]Liufau returned from the injury in 2022 to start all 13 games and finished with 51 tackles, 0.5 sacks and aninterception.[5]As a senior in 2023, he started all 12 games he played in, recording 44 tackles and three sacks. Liufau opted out of the2023 Sun Bowland entered the2024 NFL draft.[6]
Professional career
[edit]| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft2+1⁄8in (1.88 m) |
234 lb (106 kg) |
34+1⁄4in (0.87 m) |
9+7⁄8in (0.25 m) |
4.64 s | 1.59 s | 2.72 s | 4.18 s | 7.14 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
16 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8][9] | ||||||||||||
Liufau was drafted by theDallas Cowboyswith the 87th overall selection in the2024 NFL draft.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Liufau is the cousin ofLos Angeles Ramswide receiverPuka Nacua.[11]
References
[edit]- ^Shimabuku, Christian (February 6, 2019)."Liufau ready to continue Punahou-Notre Dame pipeline".Hawaii Prep World.Archivedfrom the original on August 17, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
- ^Hull, Billy (November 14, 2018)."Punahou's Marist Liufau headed to Notre Dame".Hawaii Prep World.Archivedfrom the original on December 2, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
- ^"Notre Dame has key piece to Hawaiian pipeline in 2019 LB Marist Liufau".ND Insider. November 22, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on April 1, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
- ^James, Tyler (August 26, 2021)."Notre Dame starting linebacker Marist Liufau lost for season with right ankle injury".ND Insider.Archivedfrom the original on June 7, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
- ^Farmer, Douglas (July 19, 2023)."Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 8 Marist Liufau, fifth-year linebacker, second season as a starter".NBC Sports.Archivedfrom the original on July 21, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
- ^Berardino, Mike (December 6, 2023)."Notre Dame football linebacker Marist Liufau opts out of Sun Bowl ahead of NFL Draft".ND Insider.Archivedfrom the original on December 18, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
- ^"Marist Liufau Draft and Combine Prospect Profile".NFL.com.RetrievedMarch 23,2024.
- ^"2024 NFL Draft Scout Marist Liufau College Football Profile".DraftScout.com.RetrievedMarch 23,2024.
- ^James, Tyler (March 21, 2024)."Notre Dame football testing results from Pro Day".Rivals.com.RetrievedApril 20,2024.
- ^Brock, Todd (April 27, 2024)."5 things to know about Cowboys' No. 87 Pick, LB Marist Liufau".Cowboys Wire.USA Today.RetrievedMay 26,2024.
- ^Walker, Patrik (April 26, 2024)."Marist Liufau to Cowboys as 3rd Round Pick".DallasCowboys.com.RetrievedApril 26,2024.