Junior linebacker for UNLV. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Kalihi, HI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for UNLV. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu has been at UNLV through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 2 tackles against North Texas — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Dan Mullen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #413 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #30 of 45 Mountain West LBs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–6
at Hawai'i
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
With M. Choules — 45 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG · J. Arnold — 116 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.5 · 89 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
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 · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UNLV
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #63
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to DJ Johnson Jr.’s 2025 season.
Matches DJ on
Differs from DJ on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to DJ Johnson Jr.'s junior season at East Carolina (2025).
Matches DJ on
Player DNA
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