Arizona Wildcats · S RoomS

#4 Matai Tagoa'i

Class  SO/TRFrom  USC (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'4" · 200 lbHometown  Las Vegas, NV · San Clemente HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SS3

Placement

Depth

Room

Safety

Experience

2-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Matai Tagoa'i holds the SS · Depth spot in Arizona Wildcats’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterMalcolm HartzogStarter

FS · StarterDaylen AustinStarter

NB · StarterGavin HunterStarter

SS · BackupLee Molette IIIBackup

FS · BackupCam ChapaBackup

NB · BackupDajon HintonBackup

SS · DepthMatai Tagoa'iDepth

Transfer history

2026USC→Arizona Wildcats

Background & career

Matai Tagoa'i is a 6'4", 200-pound safety from Las Vegas, Nevada who attended San Clemente High School before playing at USC. A four-star recruit ranked 102nd overall in the 2025 class with a rating of 0.9495, Tagoa'i transferred to Arizona as a sophomore. He wears No. 4 for the Wildcats.

USC2025

Arizona2026 — present

Previous schoolUSCRecruiting4-star · No. 102 nationalOriginLas Vegas, NV · San Clemente HS