Tai Newhouse
Tai Newhouse
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Tai Newhouse has been at Tulsa through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Temple, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 35–7
vs Abilene Christian
3 TOT · 0 TFL
Dominant 28-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulsa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Tulsa
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (21 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulsa · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #93
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Patrick Lucas Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Patrick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sonny Hazard's junior season at Louisiana (2023).
Matches Sonny on
Background
CAREER NOTES: A three-time letterwinner … Has played 28 career games with 24 starts … A two-time academic all-conference selection … Has a career total of 72 tackles … Has a career total of 5.0 tackles for loss of 16 yards … Has 1.5 career sacks. 2025 CSC Academic All-District 2024 Academic All-C...