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Talanoa Hufanga

Safety, Denver Broncos · #9.

Player facts

Team: Denver Broncos
Position: Safety
Number: 9
Born: Feb 1, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Corvallis, OR, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 200 lbs
College: USC
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	23	12	11	1	1	2	66	33.0	1	66	3	2.5	2
Last 5 Games	23	12	11	1	1	2	66	33.0	1	0	3	2.5	0
Career	348	228	120	5	4	9	175	19.4	2	66	28	25	31

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ LAC	W 23-17	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ SF	L 24-14	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LAR	W 30-26	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	66	33.0	1	0	3	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs JAX	W 20-13	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 14	@ KC	L 31-10	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Talanoa Hufanga (Tongan: [ˌtalaˈnoa huˈfaŋa] TA-luh-noh-uh hoo-FAHNG-ə; born February 1, 2000) is an American professional football strong safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Talanoa Hufanga, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Hufanga attended Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, Oregon. He played safety, wide receiver, and quarterback. As a senior in 2017, Hufanga was the Polynesian High School National Player of the Year. He played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game. Hufanga committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at USC in 2018, Hufanga played in eight games with five starts before suffering a season-ending broken collarbone. He finished the season with 51 tackles.

As a sophomore in 2019, Hufanga started all 10 games he played in and recorded 90 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

As a junior in 2020, Hufanga returned to USC as a starter. He and BYU quarterback Zach Wilson were selected as co-recipients of the 2020 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award. For the 2020 season, Hufanga was a Consensus All-American. He also won Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Personal life

Hufanga is of Tongan descent. He is the son of Tevita and Tanya Hufanga and has a brother named TJ. Hufanga also trains with Hall of Fame safety Troy Polamalu.

Hufanga is the cousin of New York Giants defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu and Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu.

Hufanga is a Christian.

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