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Kiko Mauigoa

Linebacker, New York Jets · #51.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Linebacker
Number: 51
Born: Mar 17, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: ILI'ILI, American Samoa
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 233 lbs
College: Miami
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	45	16	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	3	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Sep 20	vs GB	L 20-17 OT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ TEN	W 23-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Francisco "Kiko" Mauigoa (born March 17, 2003) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Jets in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. He is the older brother of New York Giants tackle Francis Mauigoa.

From Wikipedia’s article on Francisco Mauigoa, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Mauigoa attended Aquinas High School. As a senior, he threw for 1,113 yards and 10 touchdowns while also rushing for 475 yards and four touchdowns. Mauigoa would also notch 46 tackles with five going for a loss and an interception. He committed to play college football for the Washington State Cougars as a linebacker.

Washington State

In Mauigoa's first career season in 2021, he totaled 17 tackles with half of a tackle being for a loss. In week 4 of the 2022 season versus Oregon, he returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown. During the 2022 season, Mauigoa started in 11 games notching 60 tackles with five and a half going for a loss, three and a half sacks, an interception, and three forced fumbles. After the season, Mauigoa entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Miami

Mauigoa transferred to play for the Miami Hurricanes. In the 2023 season opener, he tallied a team-leading five tackles in a win over Miami (Ohio). In week 6, Mauigoa notched four tackles with one and a half going for a loss, and an interception against Georgia Tech. For his performance on the 2023 season he was named second-team all-ACC.