Kaluka Maiava

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kaluka Maiava
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 27, 1986(1986-12-27)
Age	38
Birthplace	Wailuku
Country	United States
Birth City	Hawaii
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Kaluka Maiava Biography

Kaluka Maiava is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on December 27, 1986 in Wailuku, Hawaii, United States. Kaluka Maiava (born on December 27 in 1986) is an former American football player who was a linebacker for both the Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played in the NCAA football tournament at USC.

In his first year in the USC football team USC, Maiava was selected by the team as a co-special team player for the season along together with Kicker Mario Danelo, he also received his place as the Trojans’ Service Team Defensive Player of the Year Award. The year 2006 was his best, as he racked up 34 tackles and 3 1/2 losses, participating in twelve games, and was awarded the co-special Teams player of the year award. In his junior season He was a major reserve and made 44 tackles. This included 2 sacks, 4 1/2 losses two pass deflections, and an forced fumble. He played for all of the 13 matches, and playing in one game, in the game against Arizona State. The bowl game that season in 2008, the Rose Bowl, he suffered an injury to his wrist and was unable to take part in the spring training.

Maiava was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round, 104th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Maiava was one of twelve USC players, including the four senior linebackers Brian Cushing, Maiava, Clay Matthews III, and Rey Maualuga, who attended the by-invitation-only 2009 NFL Scouting Combine (top rated NCAA Division 1 teams might send only one to three senior players to the Combine).

In February 2005 in February 2005, The Council of the County of Maui was able to honor the player with a resolution that praised him for his achievements in high school football.

Kaluka Maiava Net Worth

Kaluka Maiava is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kaluka Maiava 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a top prospect from Hawaii and among the most promising prospects for the position of linebacker, Maiava was heavily recruited. Numerous major schools provided him with scholarships, including UCLA, Washington, Oregon, Utah, BYU, Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona and UTEP However, Maiava was not a highly sought- after recruit at Hawaii’s University of Hawaii, then under June Jones. The three schools he chose to go with included USC, UCLA and Colorado. In the summer prior to the beginning of his senior year going to camps in the continental United States He was asked to take a trip to UCLA. In awe of the facilities and coaches and facilities, he signed a commitment verbally for UCLA in July of 2004. Then, Maiava decided to visit other schools and was eventually was drawn to USC which was where he found himself drawn by the energy of the coaches and players as well as the popularity of the school as well as it’s Hollywood atmosphere. He made a commitment to USC on the 11th of October 2004, and was enrolled in the same class with his fellow Trojans defensive lineman Brian Cushing. He was the first athlete from Maui to be a part of USC.

Maiava studied at USC and was a member of The USC Trojan football squad (2005-2008 season) under the direction of Head Coach Pete Carroll and Linebacker Coach Ken Norton Jr. The linebacker team of 2008 at USC comprised of Brian Cushing, Maiava, Clay Matthews III, and Rey Maualuga, was ranked as one of the best linebacker groups in the history of college football.

Going into his senior, 2008 season, he replaced All-American, top-10 NFL Draft selection Keith Rivers in a linebacking corp that included highly touted NFL prospects Brian Cushing and Rey Maualuga. He had a strong senior season, finishing the regular season with 62 tackles, 7½ for losses, three pass deflections and an interception while making all 12 starts. He won the team player of the game award against rival-Notre Dame, and had the highest number tackles in games were USC struggled against opposing teams’ rushing attack. In the 2009 Rose Bowl Game, Maiava became the third straight linebacker from USC to have won the most valuable defensive player of the game, following 2009 bowl game teammates Cushing (2007) and Maualuga (2008).

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Facts & Trivia

Kaluka Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kaluka Maiava celebrates birthday on December 27 of every year.

Top Facts about Kaluka Maiava

1. Kaluka Maiava is a retired American football linebacker.
2. He was born on March 22, 1986 in Wailuku, Hawaii.
3. Maiava played college football at the University of Southern California.
4. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
5. Maiava played for four different NFL teams during his career: Browns, Raiders, Jets and Buccaneers.
6. He recorded a total of 98 tackles and two sacks in his NFL career.
7. Maiava won three consecutive Pac-10 championships with USC from 2006 to 2008.
8. He also won two Rose Bowls with USC in 2007 and 2009.
9. In high school, Maiava was named Hawaii’s Defensive Player of the Year twice.
10. His younger brother, Micah Maiava, also played college football at USC and briefly in the NFL as well.