Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | W 20-13vs Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Drew Tuazama
Former defensive lineman at UCLA. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′5″ · 260 lb · Raleigh, NC
CFB Index 77 · #56 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceUCLA 2024 — college career complete
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.
Recruiting
3★
TE recruit
No. 893 nationally · Signed with Knightdale
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive lineman at UCLA. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Knightdale in 2018.
Drew Tuazama
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four head coaches in five seasons, at four different programs. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Fresno State, Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at UCLA, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2018
- Recruited3-star out of Knightdale
2019
- Signed with Syracuse3-star out of Queen City Collegiate Prep
202213 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2020Syracuse1-10HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, slow tempo
2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UAB | 30 | 10 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Syracuse | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Syracuse | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 16 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3 | -- | 1 |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Victor Jones’s 2021 season.
82%match
Matches Victor on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Victor on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sam Hammond's junior season at Nevada (2021).
84%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Sam on
Class year
Sack rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Drew Tuazama
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology