Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#55
A.J. Fuimaono
Junior defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 315 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Liberty HS
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from UCLA)
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs San Diego State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2023.
A.J. Fuimaono
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Four seasons at UCLA, four different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper and Bob Chesney. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against San Diego State, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with UCLA3-star out of Liberty
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCLA
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025UCLA
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026UCLA2-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–10
2 TOT
With C. Gerrand — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · N. Iamaleava — 151 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.0 · 57 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Britton’s 2024 season.
87%match
Matches Anthony on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Anthony on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gervon Dexter's junior season at Florida (2022).
82%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 22
Matches Gervon on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Gervon on
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like A.J. Fuimaono
Background
Career Summary Has been on the roster three seasons at UCLA (2023-25) ... veteran of 25 games at the collegiate level ... has posted 18 tackles (4-14-18), one tackle for loss (TFL), and a half-sack. 2025 Appeared in all 12 games as a reserve defensive tackle ... posted career highs in total tackl...
The defensive line · UCLA
- #15Sahir West14 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Aiden Gobaira7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55A.J. Fuimaono1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #90Amier Washington1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #24Cole Cogshell1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology