Linebacker Kana’i Mauga joined the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Mauga’s name wasn’t mentioned much during mock drafts, except for a handful of them, so it wasn’t shocking to see him go undrafted when the official draft took place.
Mauga started his career at Waianae High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. As a member of the high school team, he mostly played as a utility player.
As a senior at Waianae High School, Mauga played linebacker and tight end, and he was recognized as a PrepStar All-American, USA Today All-Hawaii Defensive Player of the Year, and KHON2/Cover2 Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.
In 2017, he finished with 52.5 tackles, including 5 for losses (including 3 sacks), 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 3 defensive touchdowns.
Mauga started at the University of Southern California in the spring of 2018 after finishing his senior year of high school a semester early. He played a lot as an outside linebacker and on special teams as a first-year freshman in 2018. He played in all 12 games and had a total of 14 tackles in 2018, including 1 for a loss of 1 yard and 2 deflections
Kana’i Mauga Stats: How Good Is Kana’i Mauga?
Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
2018 | USC | Pac-12 | FR | LB | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
*2019 | USC | Pac-12 | SO | LB | 12 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
2020 | USC | Pac-12 | JR | LB | 6 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021 | USC | Pac-12 | SR | LB | 12 | 56 | 35 | 91 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
Career | USC | 105 | 100 | 205 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
What Happened To Kana’i Mauga?
According to a report by Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network, the Denver Broncos have released inside linebacker Kana’i Mauga.