Tuli Tuipulotu

USC · Edge Rusher · 2020-22

SACKS: 20
TFL: 30
TKL: 108

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Tuipulotu was a unanimous All-American in 2022. Tuipulotu was also named Pac-12 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.

Tuipulotu's 2022 season ranks No. 2 in program history for sacks.

From 2020 to 2022, Tuipulotu recorded 108 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 20 sacks.

Tuipulotu was the No. 54 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 90 overall, the highest edge rusher rating at USC since 1990 and No. 3 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

2022
- Unanimous All-American
- Pac-12 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year
2023
- No. 54 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Tuli Tuipulotu season-by-season statistics at USC
Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	PD
2020	19	1.5	1	0
2021	48	7.5	5.5	2
2022	41	21	13.5	3
Total	108	30	20	5

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

USC Record Book

No. 2 in single-season sacks (2022)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Fan Verdict

71% of 7 fans who voted call the 90 rating too low.

Too low 71%
Just right 14%
Too high 14%

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USC Teammates

Full USC all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

Best college edge rushers since 1990 Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Tuli Tuipulotu) 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.