Hauati Pututau: DT · Utah · #41.
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Hauati Pututau
Wins the gap play after play. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Utah. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UCLA — Week 9, 2021.
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
17 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-17vs Weber State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-26@ BYU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-33@ San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-13vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-21vs No. 18 Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-24vs UCLA | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-29@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-13vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-10vs No. 10 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%4 TFLSack rate
17%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries18 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
5 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 40-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
43.1%
401 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #223 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Utah, 52 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
