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Moliki Matavao New Orleans Saints · #80

Tight End · 6' 6", 263 lbs · Henderson, NV · Age 23

Moliki Matavao is a Tight End for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 248th overall, 2025. In 2025 he caught 2 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 248th overall1-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #80 · Tight End
Moliki Matavao
Season avg2 rec · 10 yds · 0 td
Career avg2 rec · 10 yds · 0 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2rec
10yds
0td
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Scouting report

Moliki Matavao — 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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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Moliki Matavao is a Tight End for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 248th overall, 2025. In 2025 he caught 2 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Receiving yards
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Big-play
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Target share
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Act II

Where Moliki Matavao 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%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1332 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
3Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Moliki Matavao — every number, three levels deep

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

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Receiving
10 YDS
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Volume
2 REC
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Big-play
5.0 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Moliki Matavao

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
2
rec
2–2
10
rec yds
10–11
0
td
0–0
2
targets
2–2
6
games
6–6
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 2 rec
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Everything it reads
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1 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 23 — 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: 6
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Moliki Matavao career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20256210025.0
Career621002
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 New Orleans Saints built to win?

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

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 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 Moliki Matavao

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

2003-03-17

The beginning

Moliki Matavao is a Tight End for the New Orleans Saints, in his 2nd NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 248th overall, 2025 as a Tight End.

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Moliki Matavao is a New Orleans Saints tight end, drafted 248th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has caught 2 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
263 lbs
Draft
248th overall, 2025
Born
Henderson, NV
Age
23
Jersey
#80
Background

Moliki Matavao is from Henderson, NV and is 23 years old. He was drafted 248th overall, 2025 and plays tight end at 6' 6", 263 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has caught 2 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns. Matavao is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Moliki Matavao is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 2 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns across his 2025 rookie season.

Receiving2 career receptions for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Best season2 catches for 10 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree248th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Moliki Matavao — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Moliki Matavao, answered.

What position does Moliki Matavao play?
Moliki Matavao is a Tight End for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Moliki Matavao drafted?
Moliki Matavao was drafted 248th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Moliki Matavao played?
1 (2025).
What are Moliki Matavao's career stats?
He has caught 2 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Moliki Matavao 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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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE5
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ DET
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
59
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 5
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
77
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ DETW2 @ BALW3 vs LVW4 vs ATLW5 vs MINW6 @ NYGW7 vs PITW8 · BYEW9 vs CLEW10 vs CARW11 @ CHIW12 @ CINW13 vs GBW14 @ CARW15 @ TBW16 vs ARIW17 @ ATLW18 vs TB

Each week grades Moliki Matavao's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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