Player Career

James Tupou Career Story

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

Player Story

James Tupou story

James Tupou built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a FB from Allen, TX wearing No. 31, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of James Tupou's career was his receiving role: 17 catches, 223 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 26 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 26 rushing yards, 13 tackles, and 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Tupou'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

    UTEP

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP0—0—
2019 Regular SeasonUTEP000.50
2020 Regular SeasonUTEP520.81.55
2021 PostseasonUTEP8049.51.975
2021 Regular SeasonUTEP8049.51.90
2022 Regular SeasonUTEP16484.52.784

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UTSA

Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game

Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

39

Scrimmage Yards

70.2 takeover

39 scrimmage yards and 3.7 usage.

Game stats

#2

@ Fresno State

Week 1 · L 24-31 · Postseason

41

Scrimmage Yards

69 takeover

Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

41 scrimmage yards and 2.4 usage.

Game stats

#3

vs New Mexico State

Week 2 · W 20-13

24

Scrimmage Yards

58.3 takeover

Win with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 4.7 usage.

Game stats

#4

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 9 · L 25-28 · Conference game

25

Scrimmage Yards

55.5 takeover

Loss with 25 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

25 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.

Game stats

#5

@ Oklahoma

Week 1 · L 13-45

24

Scrimmage Yards

55.4 takeover

Loss with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · UTEP

164 primary output · 84.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage

64.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · UTEP

50

0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · UTEP

33.8

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

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