#44

Devin Aupiu

DL · UCLA · Sr. · #44

Returning to UCLA for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Devin Aupiu

DL · UCLA · Sr · #44

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#583 national
CFB
College
UCLA
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
2022
2023
2024
Deshaun Foster
UCLA
era →
2025
Deshaun Foster
UCLA

Coaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UCLA8-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy
2022UCLA9-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
2025UCLA3-9HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UCLA15111.01.01----
2024UCLA15114.51.51----
2023UCLA110.00.0------
2022UCLA210.50.0------
2021UCLA420.50.0------
Career37266.52.52----

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UCLA

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · UCLA

Returning around him

  • 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +13 net (42 in / 29 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #62

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chace Davis’s 2023 season.

Chace Davis

86%match

Bowling Green · 2023

#2

Maxie Baudoin IV

Louisiana · 2025

85%
#3

Lorenza Surgers

Vanderbilt · 2021

84%
#4

Ryan Boehm

Fresno State · 2021

82%
#5

Emmanuel Johnson

Coastal Carolina · 2021

82%

Matches Chace on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Hurry rate

Differs from Chace on

Height (higher)
Based on 6 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ose Egbase's graduate season at UNLV (2025).

Ose Egbase

76%match

UNLV · 2025

#2

Kody Walterscheid

Oklahoma State · 2024

76%
#3

Dre Butler

Charlotte · 2024

73%
#4

Mykol Clark

Louisiana Tech · 2024

73%
#5

RJ Oben

Notre Dame · 2024

73%

Matches Ose on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight

Differs from Ose on

Hurry rate (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · graduate cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11246

Final rank
#11657
Avg #11699.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #11246 this season.