Player Dossier

2019-2024

Washington

Alphonzo Tuputala

LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Federal Way, WA, USA

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Alphonzo Tuputala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

60%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

65

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

52

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Washington

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Washington
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Player Story

Alphonzo Tuputala built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Federal Way, WA wearing No. 11, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Alphonzo Tuputala's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8672

Kahuku · Kahuku, HI

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Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Alphonzo Tuputala, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Washington. Alphonzo Tuputala shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
224
TFL
13.5
Sacks
8
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
2

Quick Answers

Alphonzo Tuputala quick answers

Latest team and position
Washington · LB
Career Tackles
224
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Washington
Top game
Stanford
Recruit profile
3-star · Kahuku
High school pipeline
Kahuku · 81 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 11 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
81 tackles · LB 92nd (top 8%) · Big Ten 21st (top 3%) · National 136th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonWashington12-0--040
2020 Regular SeasonWashington35-0--039.4
2021 Regular SeasonWashington5610--010.4
2022 Regular SeasonWashington12666.53--048.3
2023 PostseasonWashington135-0-1035.1
2023 Regular SeasonWashington135921.5--035.1
2024 PostseasonWashington135-0--060
2024 Regular SeasonWashington137643.521060

Related Context

Alphonzo Tuputala played LB for Washington. Across 6 tracked seasons, Alphonzo Tuputala recorded 224 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Washington.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Washington paired 10.5 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 24.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2023 Postseason · Washington

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

24.7

Usage

6

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 1. Boise State: 0. Tulsa: 0. Michigan State: 0.5. California: 0. Arizona: 0. Oregon: 0. Arizona State: 0. Stanford: 1. USC: 0. Utah: 1. Washington State: 2. Oregon: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 5 by 30.8. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 4 by 21.7. California: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Oregon: 9 by 37.5. Arizona State: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 8 by 43.3. USC: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 6 by 45. Oregon: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half0.2 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

45 vs Washington State

Result
Tue 1/2vs TexasW 37-3152001
Sat 12/2vs OregonW 34-3174000
Sat 11/25vs Washington StateSplash gameW 24-2161110
Sat 11/11vs UtahW 35-28430010
Sat 11/4@ USCW 52-4232000
Sat 10/28@ StanfordW 42-33840.500.500
Sun 10/22vs Arizona StateW 15-743000
Sat 10/14vs OregonW 36-3398000
Sun 10/1@ ArizonaW 31-2442000
Sun 9/24vs CaliforniaW 59-3221000
Sat 9/16@ Michigan StateW 41-7410.5000
Sat 9/9vs TulsaW 43-1053000
Sat 9/2vs Boise StateW 56-1931000

Player Story

Alphonzo Tuputala story

Alphonzo Tuputala built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Federal Way, WA wearing No. 11, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Alphonzo Tuputala's career was his defensive production: 224 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 1 interception across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Washington. 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 Alphonzo Tuputala's production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington.

The arc is straightforward: Alphonzo Tuputala 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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    Washington

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWashington08.31.4
2020 Regular SeasonWashington06.91.40
2021 Regular SeasonWashington172.21
2022 Regular SeasonWashington9.530.87.38.5
2023 PostseasonWashington5.524.76-4
2023 Regular SeasonWashington5.524.760
2024 PostseasonWashington10.533.4115
2024 Regular SeasonWashington10.533.4110

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Stanford

Week 4 · W 40-22 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 5 · L 18-21 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

86.7 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Washington State

Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#4

vs UCLA

Week 12 · W 31-19 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

72.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.9 takeover score.

#5

vs Washington State

Week 3 · L 19-24

2

Havoc Plays

67.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Washington

10.5 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 11 usage

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#2

2024 Regular Season · Washington

60

10.5 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 11 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Washington

48.3

9.5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

7

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games