Marte Mapu

Marte-Myles Mapu (born November 8, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sacramento State, where he was named the Big Sky Conference's Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.

Early years
Mapu was born on November 8, 1999, in Hawthorne, California. He attended Hawthorne High School, where he played quarterback and wide receiver on the football team. Mapu is of American Samoan descent.

College career
Mapu redshirted his true freshman season for the Sacramento State Hornets. Mapu's redshirt junior season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a redshirt senior, he was named second team All-Big Sky Conference. Mapu used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned for a sixth season. He was named the Big Sky Conference's Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.

Professional career
Mapu was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (76th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. In Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Mapu recorded his first career interception against Patrick Mahomes.