Player Career

Samuela Tuihalamaka Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Oklahoma State

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San Diego State

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonOklahoma State6.515.34.1
2019 Regular SeasonOklahoma State6.515.34.10
2020 Regular SeasonOklahoma State08.31.8-6.5
2021 Regular SeasonOklahoma State216.34.82
2022 Regular SeasonOklahoma State513.73.53
2023 Regular SeasonSan Diego State16.21.3-4

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Oklahoma State to San Diego StateP4 to G5/FCS21.2Jan 4, 2023

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.

2

Havoc Plays

67.2 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Kansas State

Week 9 · L 0-48 · Conference game

1

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

2

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

1

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

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games