Sophomore safety on San José State's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Ewa Beach, HI · Kahuku HS
How he projects
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Grades highest in speed and tackling.
The full scouting readRecruiting
ATH recruit
No. 2808 nationally · Signed with San José State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore safety on San José State's 2026 roster.
Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa
Erases the deep middle of the field. He has spent two seasons in the San José State secondary. The receipt: 7 tackles against Fresno State — Week 3, 2026.
20 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 20 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-26vs Fresno State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
Since week 2: +7 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo — 5-11 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (88th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL20 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.8%
144 pass / 134 run
Plays / game
69.5
4 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Darius Mouton’s 2016 season.
Matches Darius on
Differs from Darius on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Eli Bowen's sophomore season at Oklahoma (2025).
Matches Eli on
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