#17

Isaiah Tufaga

LB · Hawai'i · Sr. · #17

Hawai'i 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Isaiah Tufaga

LB · Hawai'i · Sr · #17

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1485 national
CFB
College
Hawai'i
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
2022era →
2023

Coaching transition mid-career: Todd Graham → Timmy Chang. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Hawai'i6-7HC: Todd Graham · Balanced
2022Hawai'i3-10HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning
2023Hawai'i5-8HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Hawai'i79445.52.5------
2022Hawai'i29131.50.0------
2021Hawai'i35222.02.02----
Career143799.04.52----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 27–14

at Nevada

4 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  0 SACKS

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jaden Harris’s 2022 season.

Jaden Harris

86%match

Arkansas State · 2022

#2

Leo Lowin

Army · 2023

83%
#3

Leo Lowin

Army · 2022

82%
#4

Logan Taylor

Hawai'i · 2022

NFL Rd 6
81%
#5

Cody Fletcher

Kansas State · 2021

79%

Matches Jaden on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Based on 9 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Leo Lowin's senior season at Army (2023).

Leo Lowin

88%match

Army · 2023

#2

Jasper Williams

Louisiana · 2023

88%
#3

Tristan Sinclair

Stanford · 2024

87%
#4

Jalen Garner

Houston · 2025

85%
#5

Evan Williams

Oregon · 2023

85%

Matches Leo on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons