Francisco Mauigoa
New York JetsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 12 games
Draft & College
He went earlier than consensus.
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Comps
STM Take
Rookie tier 7 (#49) for a 176th overall 5th-round pick is on the upper end of the year-one band for Day 3 LB prospects. The Miami ACC 36-start pedigree plus the structural Jets linebacker rotation gives him basic college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Mauigoa crosses into tier 6 territory in his year-two jump or whether the role compresses to swing depth.
Mauigoa came out of Miami as the New York Jets' 5th-round pick (176th overall) in 2025 after starting 36 games for the Hurricanes. The Jets used him in the linebacker rotation as a rookie. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 7 (#49), an unusually strong year-one finish for a Day 3 5th-round pick.
Strengths
- Rookie tier 7 (#49) finish for a 176th overall 5th-round pick puts him on the upper end of the year-one Day 3 LB developmental band.
- Miami ACC 36-start pedigree plus year-one starter snaps at age 22 gives him the developmental runway.
Concerns
- Single tier 7 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
- Jets' broader defensive identity instability plus the multi-year offensive rebuild compresses the structural support around Mauigoa.
What to watch: Whether Mauigoa crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026, the standard year-two threshold for Day 3 LB picks on stable-starter trajectories.