Texas State Athletics

2022
Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team ... Polynesian Colllege Football Player of the Year Award Watch List.

2021
Sun Belt Player of the Week (Oct. 11) ... Played in all 12 games (8 starts) … Started in all 8 Sun Belt games … 76 tackles (20 solo), 2.5 TFLs, 2 fumble recoveries and 0.5 sack … 15th in the Sun Belt in total tackles (76) … T-2nd in the Sun Belt in fumbles recovered … Second on the team in tackles … Tied for first on the team in fumble recoveries … One of the six Bobcats on the defensive side to play in all 12 games.

2020
Played in 12 games...ranked fourth among team leaders with 64 tackles...registered 1.0 tackle for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...had a season-high of 12 tackles at No. 11-ranked BYU...registered eight tackles against UTSA...tallied six stops versus Troy and Appalachian State... assisted on a tackle for loss against BYU and Arkansas State...forced a fumble versus ULM and Appalachian State...recovered a fumble against Louisiana.
 
Previous School
Two-year starter at UTEP… played in 10 games as a sophomore…recorded 53 tackles, including 26 solo stops…had one tackle for loss, one sack, and two quarterback hurries…tallied 60 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and one fumble recovery as a freshman… had a season-best nine tackles against Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky…netted eight stops versus UAB…recovered a fumble at UTSA.
 
High School
Member of the Allen Eagles that went 14-1, made it to the semifinals in the UIL 6A State Championships and ended the season ranked 16th nationally by MaxPreps ... played in an outlandish 545 plays during the 2015 season for the Eagles ... during senior campaign racked up 42 tackles (35 solo and seven assisted), eight tackles for loss, five sacks, 10 quarterback hurries and five forced fumbles ... recorded a season-high four tackles in six different games ... collected four tackles (two solo), one sack and three quarterback hurries in the UIL 6A playoffs quarterfinal victory against Denton Ryan ... notched four unassisted tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack in a shutout triumph over Flower Mound ... in a 65-0 win over Plano jarred out two forced fumbles, along with three quarterback hurries and three stops ... recorded four tackles and a tackle for loss in each game versus Denton Guyer and McKinney Boyd ... posted four tackles in three of the five playoff games for Allen ... as a junior compiled 72 tackles (50s/22a), four sacks, three tackles for losses and three forced fumbles ... recorded 25 stops during Allen's playoff run to a state title ... had a career-high 12 tackles in the 2014 season opener against Denton Guyer ... followed that performance up with 10 stops, one sack and a forced fumble against McKinney Boyd ... named to 2015 All-District first team and 2014 All-District 6-6A second team ... was selected to the 2016 Polynesian All-American Bowl.

Personal
Is the son of Taufa and Maxine Tupou … graduated at UTEP with a degree in kinesiology and a minor in business...has one sister and three brothers … younger brother James plays fullback for UTEP ... born in Sacramento, Calif. … is an exercise and sports science major.