Samuela Tuihalamaka
Samuela Tuihalamaka
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Gundy and Brady Hoke. One game to point at: 1 tackles against San José State — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at San Diego State, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brady Hoke.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Diego State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 13 | 7.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 36–28
vs Idaho State
1 TFL · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Edged out Idaho State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tuli Letuligasenoa’s 2021 season.
Matches Tuli on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Grady Kelly's senior season at Colorado State (2023).
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