Isaiah Tufaga: LB · Hawai'i · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Isaiah Tufaga
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Jonathan Smith, Todd Graham and Timmy Chang. On tape: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against New Mexico, Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hawai'i | 79 | 44 | 5.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Hawai'i | 29 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Hawai'i | 35 | 22 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Hawai'i | 19 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Oregon State | 36 | 25 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 198 | 117 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35@ Vanderbilt | 8 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 1 | L 24-37vs Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 31-20vs UAlbany | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-55@ No. 13 Oregon | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-17vs New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-44@ UNLV | 10 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-41vs San Diego State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-42@ New Mexico | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 0-35vs San José State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-14@ Nevada | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-13vs Air Force | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24vs Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 44 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups79 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
62.7%
535 pass / 318 run
Plays / game
65.6
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
555 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
79 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #186 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oregon State and Hawai'i, 198 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Andersen, Cory Hall, Jonathan Smith, Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Timmy Chang.
