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Marte Mapu Pittsburgh Steelers · #14

Linebacker · 6' 3", 230 lbs · Hawthorne, CA · Age 27

Marte Mapu is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, drafted 76th overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 25 tackles and 1 interceptions.

LinebackerDrafted 76th overall3-yr veteran
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Pittsburgh Steelers · #14 · Linebacker
Marte Mapu
Season avg25 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Career avg89 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 3 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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0sacks
1int
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Scouting report

Marte Mapu — 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.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Marte Mapu is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, drafted 76th overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 25 tackles and 1 interceptions.
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Tackling
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Excellent · defense
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Disruption
Elite · defense
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Act II

Where Marte Mapu 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
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
86Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Marte Mapu — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
25 TKL
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Pass rush
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Coverage
5 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Marte Mapu

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
31
tackles
20–42
0.2
sacks
-0.0–0.4
1
int
1–1
2
ff
1–2
15
games
12–17
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 25 → projected 31 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Everything it reads
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3 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 27 — 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 / 10 / 17
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Marte Mapu career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202317180111
202410460.5136
202517250115
Career44890.53512
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.
Context

Are the Pittsburgh Steelers built to win?

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

10–7proj record
72off index
88def index
+26net
74%playoff odds
64roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (72), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 54, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 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 Marte Mapu

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

1999-11-08

The beginning

Marte Mapu is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, in his 4th NFL season.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Turning pro

Drafted 76th overall, 2023 as a Linebacker.

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Marte Mapu is a Houston Texans linebacker, drafted 76th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 89 tackles, 1 sack and 3 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 25 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception in 2025.

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Mapu's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
230 lbs
Draft
76th overall, 2023
Born
Hawthorne, CA
Age
27
Jersey
#14
Background

Marte Mapu is from Hawthorne, CA and is 27 years old. He was drafted 76th overall, 2023 and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 230 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 89 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 3 interceptions. Mapu is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Marte Mapu is a role and rotational linebacker who has piled up 89 tackles with 0.5 sacks and 3 interceptions across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Tackle volume89 career tackles over 3 seasons.
Pass rush0.5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways3 interceptions, 5 forced fumbles and 12 passes defensed.
Draft pedigree76th overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Marte Mapu — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Marte Mapu, answered.

What position does Marte Mapu play?
Marte Mapu is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans.
When was Marte Mapu drafted?
Marte Mapu was drafted 76th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Marte Mapu played?
3 (2023–2025).
What are Marte Mapu's career stats?
He has recorded 89 tackles, 1 sack and 3 interceptions.
Marte Mapu 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.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2024
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk21 · Hip (Questionable)2025 Wk11 · Neck2025 Wk10 · Neck2025 Wk7 · Neck2025 Wk6 · Neck (Questionable)2025 Wk5 · Neck

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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