John Tuitupou: DL · Hawai'i · #90.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
John Tuitupou
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Hawai'i: Todd Graham and Timmy Chang. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 4 tackles against UNLV — Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
New York Post Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-20vs UAlbany | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-55@ No. 13 Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-17vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-44@ UNLV | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 34-41vs San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-42@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-14@ Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-13vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry15 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
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
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
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Hawai'i, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 27 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Graham → Timmy Chang. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Vaitogi, American Samoa — one of 16 players from American Samoa in FBS this season.
