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#40 Mone Malafu
Class SOStatus ReturningHt / Wt 6'1" · 252 lbHometown Kapa'a, HI · Kapa'a HS
Depth-chart placement
Mone Malafu is on the UCLA Bruins roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Background & career
Mone Malafu is a 6'1", 252-pound linebacker for the UCLA Bruins who enrolled in January 2023. A three-star recruit from Kapa'a, Hawaii, he was ranked No. 51 overall at his position by recruiting services and earned All-State First Team Defense honors in 2021. Malafu appeared in one game during his freshman year before sitting out in 2024. In 2025, he has appeared in UCLA's first four contests against Utah, UNLV, New Mexico, and Northwestern, primarily on special teams while recording no statistics.
OriginKapa'a, HI · Kapa'a HS