Iowa StateDECommitted

Malaki Ta'ase

Position coaches (Iowa State, 2026): Preston Gordon, Jalon Bibbs

Mesa, AZJunior6'2"265 lb#98

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Estimated NIL value

$214K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Junior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

3 seasons

Portal entry

January 08, 2026

Malaki Ta'ase is a 6'2", 265-lb Junior DE from Mesa, AZ. Malaki Ta'ase entered the transfer portal from Washington State on January 8, 2026 and committed to Iowa State. TransferPortl estimates Malaki Ta'ase's NIL market value at $214K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Malaki Ta'ase has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

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Iowa State

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 13 tkl

Havoc Plays

22nd

Ball Plays

30th

Solo Tackle Rate

38.5%

39th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS DL with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Sep 20, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Washington State	37 High	Entered portal
2025	New Mexico State	9 Low	Entered portal

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$214,214

Highest market value

$331,081

Sep 12, 2026

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

Washington State

January 08, 2026

Washington State → Iowa State

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2024

Committed to New Mexico State Apr 2024

Season Statistics