Marte Mapu

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Marte Mapu
No. 15 – New England Patriots
PositionLinebacker
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1999-11-08) November 8, 1999 (age 26)
Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolHawthorne
CollegeSacramento State (2017–2022)
NFL draft2023: 3rd round, 76th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
  • Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
  • First-team All-Big Sky (2022)
  • Second-team All-Big Sky (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles64
Sacks0.5
Forced fumbles4
Pass deflections7
Interceptions2
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Marte-Myles Mapu (born November 8, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Sacramento State Hornets, where he was named the Big Sky Conference's Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.

Early life

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Mapu was born on November 8, 1999, in Hawthorne, California.[1] He attended Hawthorne High School, where he played quarterback and wide receiver on the football team.[2] Mapu is of American Samoan descent.

College career

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Mapu redshirted his true freshman season for the Sacramento State Hornets.[3] Mapu's redshirt junior season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] As a redshirt senior, he was named second team All-Big Sky Conference.[5] Mapu used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned for a sixth season. He was named the Big Sky Conference's Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.[6]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		 217 lb
(98 kg)
Values from Pro Day[7]

Mapu was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round (76th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.[8][9] In Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Mapu recorded his first career interception against Patrick Mahomes.[10]

On August 27, 2024, Mapu was placed on injured reserve to begin the season.[11] On October 5, Mapu was activated from injured reserve.[12]

References

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