Wayne Taulapapa

RB • 5'11" • 206 lbs • Laie, HI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Wayne Taulapapa leans balanced backfield option traits and 64.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

59%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Washington

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Virginia • Washington
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Player Story

Wayne Taulapapa built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Laie, HI wearing No. 21, spending time with Virginia and Washington. The clearest part of Wayne Taulapapa's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8115

Punahou · Honolulu, HI

Committed To: Virginia
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2016

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Latest team and position: Washington · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 2,449
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
Best season: 2022 Postseason · Washington
Top game: Washington State
Recruit profile: 3-star · Punahou · Virginia
High school pipeline: Punahou · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 21 · Senior
2022 Scrimmage yards rank: 1,107 scrimmage yards · RB 52nd (top 8%) · Pac-12 7th (top 3%) · National 67th (top 3%)

Wayne Taulapapa played RB for Virginia and Washington. Across 5 tracked seasons, Wayne Taulapapa recorded 2,074 rushing yards, 375 receiving yards, and 12 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Washington.

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