Player Dossier

2019-2024

Washington

Alphonzo Tuputala

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

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

Usage / Role

38%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

35

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

34

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

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 33.4 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: Rutgers

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Washington

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

33.4

Usage

11

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

Rutgers

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Weber State: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Washington State: 2. Northwestern: 1. Rutgers: 3.5. Michigan: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 1. USC: 0. Penn State: 0. UCLA: 2. Oregon: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. Weber State: 6 by 35. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 25. Washington State: 6 by 45. Northwestern: 1 by 14.2. Rutgers: 6 by 60. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 14 by 60. USC: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 9 by 37.5. UCLA: 10 by 61.7. 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.

Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs UCLA

Result
Tue 12/31vs LouisvilleL 34-3551000
Sun 12/1@ OregonL 21-4972000
Sat 11/16vs UCLA10+ tackles · Splash gameW 31-19108110
Sun 11/10@ Penn StateL 6-3592000
Sat 11/2vs USCW 26-2153000
Sat 10/26@ Indiana10+ tacklesL 17-311410000
Sat 10/12@ IowaL 16-4011000
Sat 10/5vs MichiganW 27-1752000
Sat 9/28@ RutgersSplash gameL 18-21621.5010
Sat 9/21vs NorthwesternW 24-511001
Sat 9/14vs Washington StateSplash gameL 19-2464110
Sat 9/7vs Eastern MichiganW 30-963000
Sun 9/1vs Weber StateW 35-3640.500.500

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.

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 5 · L 18-21 · Conference game

3.5

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