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Marist Liufau Dallas Cowboys · #35

Linebacker · 6' 2", 238 lbs · Kalihi, HI · Age 25

Marist Liufau is a Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 87th overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 30 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Dallas Cowboys · #35 · Linebacker

Marist Liufau

Season avg30 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Career avg80 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Marist Liufau — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Marist Liufau is a Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 87th overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 30 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Tackling

Coverage

B+

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C-

Tackling

Solid · defense

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Pass rush

Strong · defense

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C+

Coverage

Solid · defense

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A-

Splash plays

Excellent · defense

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Disruption

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Marist Liufau stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #619 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

61Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Marist Liufau — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

30 TKL

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A+

Pass rush

1.0 SACK

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Coverage

0 PD

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1 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Marist Liufau

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

tackles

29–45

1.2

sacks

1.0–1.4

int

0–0

1–2

games

16–18

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the tackles line vs last season

Last season 30 → projected 37 tackles

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

+0.7

Net vs last season+7.4 tackles

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 17 / 17

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Marist Liufau career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	FF	PD
2024	17	50	1.5	2	3
2025	17	30	1	1	0
Career	34	80	2.5	3	3

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jaylen Harrell 99%Jonathan Greenard 96%Marcelino McCrary-Ball 96%Maema Njongmeta 96%Nick Herbig 96%Ethan Downs 96%

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Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record

89off index

86def index

+41net

90%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Marist Liufau

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-02-09

The beginning

Marist Liufau is a Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 3rd NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 87th overall, 2024 as a Linebacker.

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Marist Liufau is a Dallas Cowboys linebacker, drafted 87th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 80 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 30 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Liufau's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Cowboys LB Marist Liufau HIGHLIGHTS From Week 1 of NFL Preseason ▶ #maristliufau laid the BOOM 🤯▶ Jalen Hurts fumbles, Marist Liufau recovers vs. Dallas Cowboys

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 238 lbs
Draft: 87th overall, 2024
Born: Kalihi, HI
Age: 25
Jersey: #35

Background

Marist Liufau is from Kalihi, HI and is 25 years old. He was drafted 87th overall, 2024 and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 238 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 80 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Liufau is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Marist Liufau is a role and rotational linebacker who has piled up 80 tackles with 2.5 sacks and 0 interceptions across 2 seasons (2024–2025).

Tackle volume80 career tackles over 2 seasons.

Pass rush2.5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.

Takeaways0 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 3 passes defensed.

Draft pedigree87th overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Marist Liufau — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Marist Liufau, answered.

What position does Marist Liufau play?

Marist Liufau is a Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.

When was Marist Liufau drafted?

Marist Liufau was drafted 87th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Marist Liufau played?

2 (2024–2025).

What are Marist Liufau's career stats?

He has recorded 80 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Marist Liufau career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Marist Liufau Dallas Cowboys · #35

Marist Liufau — the report card

Where Marist Liufau stands

Marist Liufau — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Marist Liufau

Marist Liufau career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

The Ballad of Marist Liufau

The beginning

Turning pro

true

Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Marist Liufau — frequently asked

Injury history

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