5′11″ · 275 lb · Lompoc, CA
Ainuu Taua: DL · UCLA · #35.
Ainuu Taua
This is his second year in the same defensive front at UCLA. On tape: 4 tackles against Washington, Week 9, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 17
Sports Illustrated Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 30-47@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-14vs Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-44@ No. 12 Washington | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 17-48@ Utah | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Jim Mora, all pass-leaning offenses — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
57.8%
535 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
71.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
569 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCLA — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jim Mora.
