Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Texas State
Sione Tupou
LB • 6'0" • 250 lbs • Allen, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sione Tupou shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UTEP • Texas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Sione Tupou built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Allen, TX wearing No. 55, spending time with Texas State and UTEP. The clearest part of Sione Tupou's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UTEP
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Sione Tupou, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas State. Sione Tupou shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 332
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Sione Tupou quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 332
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 56 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Texas State
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Allen · UTEP
- High school pipeline
- Allen · 76 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 82 tackles · LB 103rd (top 9%) · Sun Belt 14th (top 3%) · National 136th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UTEP | 11 | 61 | 3.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTEP | 9 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas State | 12 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 34.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas State | 12 | 74 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 12 | 82 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 65.5 |
Related Context
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Sione Tupou played LB for UTEP and Texas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sione Tupou recorded 9 passing yards and 332 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Texas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Texas State paired 11.5 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UTEP, Texas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Texas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
8.2
Consistency
56.4
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 0. Florida International: 0. Baylor: 2. Houston Christian: 1. James Madison: 0. App State: 0.5. Troy: 1. Southern Miss: 1.5. UL Monroe: 2.5. South Alabama: 2. Arkansas State: 1. Louisiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 10 by 41.7. Florida International: 8 by 33.3. Baylor: 5 by 40.8. Houston Christian: 7 by 39.2. James Madison: 3 by 12.5. App State: 5 by 25.8. Troy: 5 by 30.8. Southern Miss: 7 by 44.2. UL Monroe: 7 by 54.2. South Alabama: 14 by 70. Arkansas State: 7 by 39.2. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
70 vs South Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Louisiana | L 13-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Arkansas State | W 16-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ South Alabama10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-38 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ UL MonroeSplash game | L 30-31 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Southern Miss | L 14-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Troy | L 14-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs App State | W 36-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ James Madison | L 13-40 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Houston Christian | W 34-0 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ BaylorSplash game | L 7-42 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Florida International | W 41-12 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Nevada10+ tackles | L 14-38 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sione Tupou story
Sione Tupou built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Allen, TX wearing No. 55, spending time with Texas State and UTEP. The clearest part of Sione Tupou's career was his defensive production: 332 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 56 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Texas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Sione Tupou's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 9 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 56 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas State and UTEP.
The arc is straightforward: Sione Tupou moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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UTEP
2018-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Texas State
2020-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UTEP | 4.5 | 27.2 | 6.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTEP | 3 | 27.4 | 8.8 | -1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas State | 5 | 26 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas State | 5 | 29.2 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 11.5 | 37.4 | 8.2 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Kentucky
Week 12 · L 16-40 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ South Alabama
Week 11 · L 21-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Rice
Week 14 · L 16-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ UL Monroe
Week 10 · L 30-31 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Arkansas State
Week 13 · W 24-22 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Texas State
11.5 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 8.2 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Texas State
34.5
5 primary · 26 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UTEP
33.9
4.5 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
7
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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