Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Colorado
Josh Tupou
DL • 6'3" • Buena Park, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Tupou shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Josh Tupou built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Buena Park, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Josh Tupou's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Josh Tupou, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Colorado. Josh Tupou shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 45
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
Quick Answers
Josh Tupou quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · DL
- Career Tackles
- 45
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Colorado
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Buena Park · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- Buena Park · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DL 51st (top 8%) · Pac-12 82nd (top 16%) · National 863rd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 14 | 43 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
Related Context
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Josh Tupou played DL for Colorado. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josh Tupou recorded 45 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Colorado paired 6 primary output with 17.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Colorado
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
17.7
Usage
4.6
Consistency
11.9
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 0. Colorado State: 0. Idaho State: 1. Michigan: 1. Oregon: 0. Oregon State: 2. USC: 0. Arizona State: 0. Stanford: 1. UCLA: 0. Arizona: 0. Washington State: 0. Utah: 1. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. Idaho State: 3 by 22.5. Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Oregon: 7 by 29.2. Oregon State: 3 by 32.5. USC: 4 by 16.7. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 3 by 22.5. UCLA: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 5 by 30.8. Washington: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 10 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs Oklahoma State | L 8-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Washington | L 10-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Utah | W 27-22 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Washington State | W 38-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Arizona | W 49-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/4 | vs UCLA | W 20-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Stanford | W 10-5 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Arizona State | W 40-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ USC | L 17-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 47-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Oregon | W 41-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Michigan | L 28-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Idaho State | W 56-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Colorado State | W 44-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Tupou story
Josh Tupou built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Buena Park, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Josh Tupou's career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Tupou's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Colorado
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado | 6 | 17.7 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado | 6 | 17.7 | 4.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon State
Week 5 · W 47-6 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 3 · L 28-45
1
Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho State
Week 2 · W 56-7
1
Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 8 · W 10-5 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Utah
Week 13 · W 27-22 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Colorado
6 primary output · 17.7 efficiency · 4.6 usage
41.9
#2
2016 Regular Season · Colorado
41.9
6 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Colorado
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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