Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2024San Diego State
Tupu Alualu
DL • 6'1" • 280 lbs • Honolulu, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tupu Alualu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho State
Player Story
Tupu Alualu built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 99, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Tupu Alualu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colgate
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Tupu Alualu, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State. Tupu Alualu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 4
Quick Answers
Tupu Alualu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
- Top game
- Idaho State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kent School · Colgate
- High school pipeline
- Kent School · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DL 341st (top 34%) · Mountain West 171st (top 32%) · National 1,986th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 11 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | 45 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 10 | 21 | 4.5 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 12.2 | Dec 29, 2024 |
Tupu Alualu played DL for San Diego State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Tupu Alualu recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 11 primary output with 20.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
5.1
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Texas A&M: 0. Oregon State: 0. California: 3. Central Michigan: 0. Wyoming: 2. Washington State: 1. Boise State: 0. UNLV: 0. Utah State: 2.5. Air Force: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. California: 3 by 42.5. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 3 by 32.5. Washington State: 3 by 22.5. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 3 by 37.5. Air Force: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs Air Force | L 20-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Utah StateSplash game | L 20-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ UNLV | L 20-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Boise State | L 24-56 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | vs Washington State | L 26-29 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ WyomingSplash game | W 27-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Central Michigan | L 21-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 10-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Oregon State | L 0-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs East Texas A&M | W 45-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tupu Alualu story
Tupu Alualu built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 99, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Tupu Alualu's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Tupu Alualu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2023-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 11 | 20.2 | 5.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 8.5 | 17.3 | 5.1 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho State
Week 1 · W 36-28
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ California
Week 3 · L 10-31
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Utah State
Week 13 · L 20-41 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 10 · L 24-32 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
@ Wyoming
Week 7 · W 27-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
11 primary output · 20.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
37.5
8.5 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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