#90

John Tuitupou

Senior defensive lineman on Hawai'i's 2023 roster.

DL · Hawai'i · Sr. · #90

6′4″ · 290 lb · Vaitogi

CFB Index 29 · #241 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceHawai'i 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman on Hawai'i's roster.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Hawai'i, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202212 games

All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

—

No recruit profile

CFB

College

Hawai'i

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST

All-Mountain West mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches

2020–2021

Todd Graham

Hawai'i

2022–2023

Timmy Chang

Hawai'i

era →

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

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Hawai'i5-4HC: Todd Graham · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Hawai'i6-7HC: Todd Graham · Balanced

2022Hawai'i3-10HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

2023Hawai'i5-8HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

29Below cohort / limited sample #241 of 302?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles#2305 / 2842 · 17th pct

Solo tackles#2493 / 2842 · 10th pct

Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road4g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+4g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Timmy Chang

Pass share

63.7%

142 pass / 81 run

Plays / game

74.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

155 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

29 · #241 of 302 interior linemen

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Hawai'i	15	6	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
2022	Hawai'i	30	16	4.5	4.5	--	--	--
2021	Hawai'i	4	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Hawai'i	11	4	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		60	28	6.0	4.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 31–20

vs UAlbany

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

With M. Shipley — 25 LONG · 100 PCT · 7 PTS · B. Schager — 266 yds · 4 TD · 3 INT · QBR 14.2 · -27 rush yds (9 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 31-20vs UAlbany	1	1	—	0
Wk 3	L 10-55@ Oregon	2	1	—	0
Wk 4	W 20-17vs New Mexico State	1	1	—	1
Wk 5	L 20-44@ UNLV	4	0	—	1	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 7	L 34-41vs San Diego State	3	2	—	0
Wk 8	L 21-42@ New Mexico	1	0	—	0
Wk 10	W 27-14@ Nevada	0	0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-13vs Air Force	2	1	—	0
Wk 13	W 27-24vs Colorado State	1	0	—	0
Total		15	6	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

John Tuitupou

202212 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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