Pronunciation
moo-L-ooh e-o-SEF-uh
Iosefa's Cal Career Game Highs
Tackles: 10 (at Oregon, 2021)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0 (at Stanford, 2021)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 7 (at UCLA, 2021)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (six times, last vs. USC, 2021)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (vs. Oregon, 2020)
Quarterback Hurries: 2 (vs. USC, 2021)
Pass Breakups: 2 (at UCLA, 2020)
All-Purpose Yards: 34 (vs. Colorado, 2018)\
Cal Career (2020-23)
– Played in 28 games with 15 starts over four seasons
– Contributed 92 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss (-21 yards), one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and five quarterback hurries
– Named to the Polynesian College Football Preseason Player Of The Year Watch List for each of his final three campaigns
Junior (2023)
– Played in each of the first eight games all off the bench primarily on special teams and as a backup inside linebacker
– Contributed two tackles
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at North Texas (W, 58-21) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Auburn (L, 10-14) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Idaho (W, 31-17) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Washington (L, 32-59) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Arizona State (W, 24-21) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Oregon State (L, 40-52) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Utah (L, 14-34) – 1 tackle
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USC (L, 49-50) – 1 tackle
– Selected to the Polynesian College Football Preseason Player Of The Year Watch List for the third straight season
Sophomore (2022)
– Played in six games with three starts in consecutive games at Washington State, at Colorado and vs. Washington
– Contributed 20 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-2 yards) and one quarterback hurry
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at Notre Dame (L, 17-24) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Arizona (W, 49-31) – 1 tackle
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at Washington State (L, 9-28) – 5 tackles, 1 quarterback hurry
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at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT) – 6 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-2 yards)
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Washington (L, 21-28) – 8 tackles
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Stanford (W, 27-20) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– Selected to the Polynesian College Football Preseason Player Of The Year Watch List for the second consecutive campaign
Freshman (2021)
– Started a career-high all 10 games he played
– Recorded 59 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss (-19 yards) and four quarterback hurries, all career highs
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Nevada - 4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard)
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at TCU - 6 tackles
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Sacramento State - 9 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-3 yards), 1 quarterback hurry
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at Washington - 5 tackles
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Washington State - 3 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard)
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at Oregon - 10 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-4 yards) ... career-high tackles
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Colorado - 5 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (0 yards), 1 quarterback hurry
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at Stanford - 4 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-3 yards) ... career-high tackles for loss
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at UCLA - 9 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards) ... career-high tackle for loss yards
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USC - 4 tackles, 2 quarterback hurries ... career-high quarterback hurries
– Named to the Polynesian College Football Preseason Player Of The Year Watch List for the first of three straight seasons
Freshman (2020)
– One of three true freshmen along with Damien Moore and Trey Paster to play in all four games of a season shortened to four games by COVID and the only one to make a start with starts in each of the campaign's final two games against Stanford and Oregon
– Contributed 11 tackles as well as one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and one pass defended
– Recorded five tackles in each of his starts against Stanford and No. 23/21/20 Oregon, adding a key fumble recovery in a 21-17 win over the Ducks and one pass breakup against the Cardinal
– Had one tackle in the season-opener at UCLA and played at Oregon State but did not record any statistics other than participation
– One of nine football student-athletes along with Jaden Casey, Everett Johnson, Mason Mangum, Sami Nazzal, Trey Paster, Jaedon Roberts, Jamieson Sheahan and Isaiah Young who were mid-year enrollees in January and participated with the team during its four spring practices before COVID cut spring ball short
Mililani HS (Class Of 2020)
– Played for a pair of squads that compiled a combined 18-8 overall record and 11-3 Open Oahu League mark during his two varsity campaigns
– Selected to the 2020 Polynesian Bowl after being on the watch list for the Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year Award
– A member of the 2019 first-team All-Hawaii squad
– Wore No. 49
High School Stats (According To MaxPreps.com)
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Some Statistics May Be Unavailable, Not Listed Or Not Included
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 18, 2019)
Stars: 247Sports (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Rankings: 247Sports (758)
National Outside Linebacker Rankings: Rivals (44), 247Sports (50)
, ESPN (77)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (118)
Hawaii Overall Player Rankings: Rivals (5), ESPN (7), 247Sports (8)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (0.8633), ESPN (76), Rivals (5.7)
Other
– Born March 9, 2002
– Son of Loveni and Renee Iosefa
– Graduated from Cal in May of 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies
Last Updated
June 9, 2024