Marte Mapu

Marte-Myles Mapu (born November 8, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sacramento State, where he was named the Big Sky Conference's Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.

Marte Mapu
New England Patriots
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-08) November 8, 1999
Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Hawthorne (Hawthorne, California)
College:Sacramento State (2017–2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
  • Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
  • First-team All-Big Sky (2022)
  • Second-team All-Big Sky (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life

Mapu was born on November 8, 1999, in Hawthorne, California.[1] He attended Hawthorne High School, where he played quarterback and wide receiver on the football team.[2]

College career

Mapu redshirted his true freshman season for the Sacramento State Hornets.[3] Mapu's redshirt junior season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] As a redshirt senior, he was named second team All-Big Sky Conference.[5] Mapu used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned for a sixth season. He was named the Big Sky Conference's Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.[6]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		 217 lb
(98 kg)
Values from Pro Day[7]

Mapu was selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.[8]

References
  1. Brugler, Dane. "The Beast: 2023 NFL Draft Guide" (PDF). The Athletic. pp. 284–285. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. "Raiders NFL Draft Prospect: LB Marte Mapu, Sac State". SI.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  3. "Sac State NFL draft prospect Marte Mapu should be ready for training camp after surgery". The Sacramento Bee.
  4. "Broncos host LB/S Marte Mapu on pre-draft visit".
  5. "'He's our silent assassin': Sacramento State defense led by quiet playmaker Marte Mapu". The Sacramento Bee. September 23, 2022.
  6. "Marte Mapu on the loose: Sac State All-American stopper impresses in Senior Bowl practices". The Sacramento Bee. February 2, 2023.
  7. "Patriots select Marte Mapu with No. 76 pick in 2023 draft". NFL.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  8. "NFL Draft 2023: Patriots take Marte Mapu, Sacramento State DL/S, in third round". The Boston Globe. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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