Defensive line, USC, 2020–22
Tuli Tuipulotu
- Number
- No. 49
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 290 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Hawthorne, CA
- Born
- Sep 3, 2002
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Tuli Tuipulotu played defensive line at USC (2020–22). He was a consensus All‑American in 2022. The Los Angeles Chargers took Tuipulotu in round 2, No. 54 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat UCLA, 20203sacks, career highvs. Washington State, 2022Honors
- 2022Polynesian College Football Player of the Year
- 2022Consensus All‑American
- 2022Pac-12 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year
- 2022Pac-12 Morris Trophy (defense)
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 USC 13 games, 41 tackles, 13.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Rice | W 66–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Stanford | W 41–28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Fresno State | W 45–17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Oregon State | W 17–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Arizona State | W 42–25 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Washington State | W 30–14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Utah | L 42–43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Arizona | W 45–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. California | W 41–35 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Colorado | W 55–17 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at UCLA | W 48–45 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Notre Dame | W 38–27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Tulane | L 45–46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 USC 12 games, 48 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. San José State | W 30–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Stanford | L 28–42 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atWashington State | W 45–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Oregon State | L 27–45 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atColorado | W 37–14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Utah | L 26–42 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atNotre Dame | L 16–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Arizona | W 41–34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atArizona State | L 16–31 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.UCLA | L 33–62 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. BYU | L 31–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | atCalifornia | L 14–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 USC 4 games, 19 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | atArizona | W 34–30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Washington State | W 38–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atUCLA | W 43–38 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | vs. Oregon | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ |
| Weight | 266 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅞″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 52 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
Pro Bowl: 2025
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 44 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 41 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 46 | 13 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| NFL career | 52 | 152 | 28 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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