Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023San Diego State
Samuela Tuihalamaka
DL • 6'1" • 290 lbs • Riverside, CA, USA
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Samuela Tuihalamaka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
11
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Samuela Tuihalamaka built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Riverside, CA wearing No. 94, spending time with Oklahoma State and San Diego State. The clearest part of Samuela...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Samuela Tuihalamaka, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Samuela Tuihalamaka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 52
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Samuela Tuihalamaka quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 52
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mater Dei · Oklahoma State
- High school pipeline
- Mater Dei · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · DL 722nd (top 73%) · Mountain West 299th (top 57%) · National 3,462nd (top 58%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oklahoma State to San Diego State | P4 to G5/FCS | 21.2 | Jan 4, 2023 |
Samuela Tuihalamaka played DL for Oklahoma State and San Diego State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Samuela Tuihalamaka recorded 52 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Oklahoma State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Oklahoma State paired 6.5 primary output with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 6.2 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma State, San Diego State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
6.2
Usage
1.3
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Idaho State: 1. UCLA: 0. Air Force: 0. Utah State: 0. San José State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Idaho State: 1 by 14.2. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Idaho State
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Idaho State
Player Story
Samuela Tuihalamaka story
Samuela Tuihalamaka built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Riverside, CA wearing No. 94, spending time with Oklahoma State and San Diego State. The clearest part of Samuela Tuihalamaka's career was his defensive production: 52 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Samuela Tuihalamaka's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma State
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
San Diego State
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 6.5 | 15.3 | 4.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 6.5 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | -6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 2 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 5 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1 | 6.2 | 1.3 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ West Virginia
Week 13 · W 20-13 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas State
Week 9 · L 0-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 6 · W 41-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas
Week 9 · W 55-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 1 · W 58-44
1.5
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Oklahoma State
6.5 primary output · 15.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage
47.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
47.9
6.5 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
46.7
2 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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