17–0
86Overall
SBig Ten

Talanoa Hufanga

USC · Safety · 2018-20

TKL
203
INT
4
PD
8

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Hufanga was a consensus All-American in 2020. Hufanga was also named Pac-12 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.

From 2018 to 2020, Hufanga recorded 203 tackles and 16.5 tackles for loss. In 2020, Hufanga also had 4 interceptions.

Hufanga was the No. 180 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 86 overall, the 3rd-highest safety rating at USC since 1990 and No. 11 among all safeties of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2020
    • Consensus All-American
    • Pac-12 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year
  2. 2021
    • No. 180 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Talanoa Hufanga season-by-season statistics at USC
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
2018513.540
2019907.530
2020625.514
Total20316.584

Seasons with tracked stats at USC. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

USC Teammates

  1. 96Caleb Williams2022-23QB
  2. 90Tuli Tuipulotu2020-22EDGE
  3. 83Drake London2019-21WR
  4. 80Zachariah Branch2023-24WR
  5. 77Tahj Washington2021-23WR
  6. 77Mekhi Blackmon2022CB
  7. 72Calen Bullock2021-23S
  8. 72Brenden Rice2022-23WR
  9. 72Jordan Addison2022WR
  10. 70Drake Jackson2019-21EDGE

Full USC all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Xavier WattsNotre Dame · 2021-24S
  2. 91Caleb DownsOhio State · 2024-25S
  3. 90Chris Smith IIGeorgia · 2018-22S
  4. 90Dillon ThienemanPurdue · 2023-24S
  5. 88Dalton JohnsonArizona · 2021-25S
  6. 88Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State · 2019-22S
  7. 88Verone McKinley IIIOregon · 2018-21S
  8. 88Kyle HamiltonNotre Dame · 2019-21S

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Sources: Wikipedia (Talanoa Hufanga) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.