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Marist Liufau

Linebacker, Dallas Cowboys · #35.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Linebacker
Number: 35
Born: Feb 9, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Kalihi, HI, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 238 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	80	47	33	2.5	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	5.5	7	0

About

Marist Lealofi Liufau (born February 9, 2001) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

From Wikipedia’s article on Marist Liufau, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Liufau attended Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was selected to play in the 2019 Polynesian Bowl. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.

College career

In his first season at Notre Dame in 2019, Liufau appeared in four games and in 2020 he started three of 10 games and had 22 tackles and 0.5 sacks. He missed the 2021 season after suffering an ankle injury in practice. Liufau returned from the injury in 2022 to start all 13 games and finished with 51 tackles, 0.5 sacks and an interception. As a senior in 2023, he started all 12 games he played in, recording 44 tackles and three sacks. Liufau opted out of the 2023 Sun Bowl and entered the 2024 NFL draft.