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Tuli Tuipulotu

Linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers · #45.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 45
Born: Sep 3, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Hawthorne, CA, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 266 lbs
College: USC
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	22	12	10	2	2	1	0	1	4	4.0	4	3	3.5	2
Last 5 Games	22	12	10	2	2	1	0	1	4	4.0	0	3	4	0
Career	166	110	56	28	7	3	11	1	4	4.0	4	9	27.5	39

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs DEN	L 23-17	4	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ SEA	L 30-23	6	3	3	0.5	1	0	1	4	4.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ BUF	L 24-16	6	5	1	1.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs LV	L 26-14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs ARI	L 26-14	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

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

About

Tuli Tuipulotu (too-EE-poo-LOE-too; born September 3, 2002) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, where he was named the Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American in 2022. Tuipulotu was selected by the Chargers in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tuli Tuipulotu, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Tuipulotu grew up in Hawthorne, California and attended Lawndale High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to playing college football at USC over offers from California, Utah, Washington, and Stanford.

College career

As a freshman, Tuipulotu played in all six games with three starts in USC's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and had 22 tackles with 2.5 tackles for a loss of and two sacks. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference after recording 48 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and a team 5.5 sacks. Tuipulotu was named a team captain entering his junior season. He finished the season with an FBS-leading 13.5 sacks, and was named a finalist for the Bednarik, Nagurski, and Hendricks awards.

Personal life

Tuipulotu's older brother, Marlon Tuipulotu, also played defensive tackle at USC and currently plays in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He is also a cousin of former USC and current Denver Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga.

He is of Tongan descent.

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