Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs No. 11 Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
Vili Taufatofua is a defensive lineman at Colorado who has played in 1 of Colorado's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 17.
Colorado is 3-5.
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ken Niumatalolo and Deion Sanders. First career honor, 2025: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Utah — Week 7, 2026.
3 tackles · 0 sacks
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 34 | 15 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Career | 37 | 16 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2025San José State3-9HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-leaning
2026Colorado3-5HC: Deion Sanders · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Pass share
48.2%
264 pass / 284 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
298 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons, three schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Colorado SandersYear 3 · 1 game
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalSan José State to Colorado
- 2025 San José State NiumataloloYear 2 · 10 gamesAll-conference
- Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portalUtah to San José State
- 2024 Utah WhittinghamYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Junior college New Mexico Military InstituteThree-star junior college recruit. Signed with Utah.
- High school Mount RoskillAuckland
Moves
- Signed with Utah in the 2023 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from Utah to San José State, Dec 13, 2024.
- Transferred from San José State to Colorado, Jan 9, 2026.
Honored in a first season.
2023
- Signed with Utah3-star out of New Mexico Military Institute
2025 10 games
- Transferred to San José Statefrom Utah
- All-Mountain Westhonorable mention
2026
- Transferred to Coloradofrom San José State
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Kyle Whittingham, Ken Niumatalolo and Deion Sanders.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado
2024Utah
2025San José State
2026Colorado
Where it started
From Auckland, New Zealand — one of 5 players from New Zealand in FBS this season.