Blessman Ta'ala: DL · Hawai'i · #55.
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Blessman Ta'ala
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches at Hawai'i: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Timmy Chang. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against San José State — Week 13, 2022.
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
40 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-49vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-56@ No. 4 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-14vs Duquesne | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-45@ New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-16@ San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-17@ Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-27vs Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-55@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-41vs Utah State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-25vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-27@ San José State | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 40 | 17 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries40 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
55.3%
489 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
68.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #55 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Hawai'i, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham, and Timmy Chang. Multi-era developmental context.
From Aua, American Samoa — one of 16 players from American Samoa in FBS this season.
