The Draft Bomb · Prospect profile2027 Draft · BB #015
EDGE· #3 EDGE· Round 1· Tier 2 · Pro Bowl ceiling
Matayo
Uiagalelei.
Bomb Grade
82.9/100
Big Board #15
EDGE· #3 EDGE· Round 1· Tier 2 · Pro Bowl ceiling
Matayo
Uiagalelei.
Oregon· #10· Jr· Bellflower, California· 6'5"· 265 lb(School-listed)
"Raw power and manual control—not elite explosiveness—define Matayo Uiagalelei's game. He uses his length to dominate tackles, setting an immovable anchor against the run. While his hip stiffness limits his ceiling as a pure speed rusher around the arc, his power and discipline provide a very high floor as a stout starting end in a 4-3 scheme."
Fourth-year Oregon edge with prototype length and a power-first rush plan; he bypassed the 2026 draft to sharpen his hands and counters, and he opened 2026 with 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack against Boise State.
What he does well
- 01Edge integrity — He sets a hard edge with long arms and a wide base, and Oregon has not needed to rotate him off the field in short-yardage since his sophomore year.
- 02Speed-to-power — He eats a tackle's cushion in two steps and converts momentum into a long-arm bull that walks sets straight back into the pocket.
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