HERCULES MATA'AFAMata'afa, HerculesHeight: 6-2 Weight: 252 Born: September 18, 1995 Lahaina, HI High School: Lahainaluna (Lahaina, HI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Washington State | Redshirted |
| 2015 | Washington State | Lettered |
| 2016 | Washington State | Lettered |
| 2017 | Washington State | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 51 | DT | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 51 | RDE-DT | 13 | 1 |
| 2022 New Jersey Generals (USFL)2022 NJ USFL | 93 | DT | 4 | |
| 2023 New Jersey Generals (USFL)2023 NJ USFL | 93 | DE | 10 | 6 |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 19 | 1 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/4/2018 | 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 6/20/2018 | 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL |
| Released | 10/13/2020 | 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL |
| Practice Squad | 10/15/2020 | 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL |
| Practice Squad Elevation | 10/31/2020 | 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 11/6/2020 | 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2021 | 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL |
| Practice Squad | 12/14/2021 | 2021 Washington Football Team (NFL)2021 WAS NFL |
| Released | 12/22/2021 | 2021 Washington Football Team (NFL)2021 WAS NFL |
| Practice Squad | 12/28/2021 | 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL |
| Released | 1/3/2022 | 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2021 JAC NFL |
| Signed | 5/18/2022 | 2022 New Jersey Generals (USFL)2022 NJ USFL |
| Signed | 2/28/2024 | 2024 Birmingham Stallions (UFL)2024 BIR UFL |
| Released | 3/10/2024 | 2024 Birmingham Stallions (UFL)2024 BIR UFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 110 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 9.3 | 7 | 1.6 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 306 | 0 | 0.0 | 293 | 27.3 | 13 | 2.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 416 | 0 | 396 | 20 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 2023 New Jersey Generals (USFL)2023 NJ USFL | 6.0 | 48.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 New Jersey Generals (USFL)2023 NJ USFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 New Jersey Generals (USFL)2022 NJ USFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 New Jersey Generals (USFL)2023 NJ USFL | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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