James Tupou
He has spent three seasons in the UTEP backfield. One game to point at: 12 rush yds, 5 rec yds against Florida International — Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 26 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dana Dimel.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the FB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (100th). Concern: rush yards (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | — | — | — |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | — | — | — |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Awards
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log
Game Log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-31vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45@ Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ New Mexico | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Florida Atlantic | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-24vs Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-37@ Rice | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34@ UTSA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
How he plays
Where this profile ranks vs the FB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (100th). Concern: rush yards (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2022Down 14% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).