Rey Maualuga

Rey Maualuga

Maualuga with the Bengals in 2011
No. 58 Cincinnati Bengals
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1987-01-20) January 20, 1987 (age 30)
Place of birth:	Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	Eureka (CA)
College:	Southern California
NFL Draft:	2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2009–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Unanimous All-American (2008) First-team All-Pac-10 (2006, 2007, 2008) Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2008) CBSSportsline.com Defensive P.O.Y. (2008) Bednarik Award (2008) Rose Bowl MVP (2008) High School awards and honors College awards and honors
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2016
Total tackles: 577 Quarterback sacks: 4.0 Forced Fumbles: 6 Interceptions: 6 Player stats at NFL.com

Rey Maualuga (born January 20, 1987) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Maualuga attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California where he played on a team with Lorenzo Booker. He moved to Eureka, California before his sophomore year where he played with future Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Maurice Purify. His team, the Eureka High School Loggers completed their perfect 13-0 season with a North Coast Section championship at the Redwood Bowl during his junior year. That year he posted 146 tackles, 43 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and one interception. In his senior year he had 96 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, four interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), two fumble recoveries and one kickoff return for a touchdown. Eureka achieved an impressive 20-2-1 win-loss-tie record during his junior and senior seasons. Following his high school senior season, Maualuga played in the by-invitation 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Maualuga attended the University of Southern California, and played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2005 to 2008. He was known for his emotional intensity both on the field and off. Carroll's Trojans had previously developed strong linebackers such as Lofa Tatupu and Keith Rivers, as well as Maualuga's fellow senior teammates Brian Cushing, Kaluka Maiava and Clay Matthews III, which were touted as one of the most talented linebacker corps in college football.