Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022USC
Tuli Tuipulotu
DL • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Hawthorne, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tuli Tuipulotu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Tuli Tuipulotu built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Hawthorne, CA wearing No. 49, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Tuli Tuipulotu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 54
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Tuli Tuipulotu, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · USC. Tuli Tuipulotu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 108
- TFL
- 30
- Sacks
- 20
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Tuli Tuipulotu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · DL
- Career Tackles
- 108
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Farmington · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- North Farmington · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 2 · Pick 23 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DL 62nd (top 7%) · Pac-12 70th (top 13%) · National 841st (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 4 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 22.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 48 | 7.5 | 5.5 | - | 2 | 1 | 46.1 |
| 2022 Postseason | USC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 71 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 40 | 20 | 12.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71 |
Related Context
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Tuli Tuipulotu played DL for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tuli Tuipulotu recorded 108 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
USC paired 39.5 primary output with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · USC
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
29.2
Usage
9.7
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San José State: 0. Stanford: 0.5. Washington State: 0. Oregon State: 0. Colorado: 3. Utah: 2. Notre Dame: 0. Arizona: 4. Arizona State: 0.5. UCLA: 2. BYU: 1. California: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 7 by 34.2. Washington State: 4 by 16.7. Oregon State: 7 by 29.2. Colorado: 3 by 42.5. Utah: 3 by 32.5. Notre Dame: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 2 by 48.3. Arizona State: 4 by 21.7. UCLA: 4 by 36.7. BYU: 3 by 22.5. California: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Arizona
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/5 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 14-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | vs BYU | L 31-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs UCLASplash game | L 33-62 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | @ Arizona State | L 16-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Arizona2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Notre Dame | L 16-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | vs UtahSplash game | L 26-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ ColoradoSplash game | W 37-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Oregon State | L 27-45 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Washington State | W 45-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Stanford | L 28-42 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs San José State | W 30-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tuli Tuipulotu story
Tuli Tuipulotu built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Hawthorne, CA wearing No. 49, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Tuli Tuipulotu's career was his defensive production: 108 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 20 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Tuli Tuipulotu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 2.5 | 26 | 5.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 15 | 29.2 | 9.7 | 12.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | USC | 39.5 | 39.7 | 16 | 24.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 39.5 | 39.7 | 16 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington State
Week 6 · W 30-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ UCLA
Week 15 · W 43-38 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Stanford
Week 2 · W 41-28 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Arizona
Week 9 · W 41-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado
Week 11 · W 55-17 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · USC
39.5 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 16 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · USC
71
39.5 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 16 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · USC
46.1
15 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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