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SMU’s Isaac Slade-Matautia Jumps 10 Feet, Hurdles Defender On INSANE Defensive Stop (Video)

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  • During Saturday’s game against Houston, SMU’s Isaac Slade-Matautia blew everybody’s mind.
  • The redshirt junior linebacker hurdled a block and leaped into the air for one of the craziest pass defenses that you will ever see.
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SMU linebacker Isaac Slade-Matautia made the most athletic defensive play of of the season, if not all time, on Saturday. Slade-Matautia, who transferred from Oregon, leaped over a block, stayed on his feet, and elevated into the air to block a pass.

The play set college football Twitter ablaze.

As a redshirt junior for the Mustangs, Slade-Matautia has recorded 18 tackles and two interceptions in the last seven games. While his stats may not jump out on a stat-sheet, the 6-foot-1, 235-pound Hawaii-native’s presence on the second level is invaluable.

He’s an athlete.

During the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against Houston, he made an incredible play in a crucial moment. Cougars quarterback Clayton Tune dropped back in the pocket and looked to pass.

As the offensive line pushed down, Slade-Matautia had an open look at the backfield. Only running back Ta’Zhawn Henry stood in his way.

That was no problem. Slade-Matautia straight-up hurdled him.

Henry is 5-foot-7 and crouched to absorb the crashing linebacker. However, as Slade-Matautia went to go over the top, Henry stood up and tried to jump up to make a block.

Thus, Slade-Matautia jumped at least five feet in the air.

Isaac Slade-Matautia SMU Defense Houston Hurdle

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To make things even crazier, he landed on two feet, took two steps and then jumped just as high to swat down the pass attempt.

Isaac Slade-Matautia SMU Defense Houston Hurdle

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Here is the play in full:

As could be expected with such an unbelievable effort, football fans lost their minds. Here is how they reacted to Slade-Matautia’s athleticism:

Although SMU ended up losing its first game of the season, Slade Matautia’s freak defensive play will go down in history. Unreal.