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#14 Marte Mapu

Exp  3 yrs NFLAge  27Ht / Wt  6'3" · 216 lbCollege  Sacramento State

Depth-chart placement

Current role

WLB3

Placement

Depth

Room

Linebacker

Experience

YR 4

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Marte Mapu holds the WLB · Depth spot in Houston Texans’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterHenry To'oTo'oStarter

MLB · StarterAzeez Al-ShaairStarter

WLB · BackupWade WoodazBackup

MLB · BackupE.J. SpeedBackup

WLB · DepthMarte MapuDepth

Marte Mapu played 21 games in 2025 with a 10% snap share.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

INT

Passes defended

Background & career

Marte Mapu is a 6'3", 216-pound weakside linebacker from Hawthorne, California who attended Sacramento State. The New England Patriots selected him in the third round (76th overall) of the 2023 draft. Mapu is entering his fourth season and currently plays for the Houston Texans. In 2025, he recorded one interception and five passes defended.

Sacramento Statethrough 2022

Patriots2023 – 2025

Texanspresent

College

Sacramento StateDraftRound 3 · No. 76 overall · 2023 · NEAcquiredAcquired from New England Patriots · drafted thereHometownHawthorne, CA