Senior fullback for UTEP. 2022: 12 rushing yards, 12 catches.
5′10″ · 230 lb · Allen, TX
The story
4 fullback for UTEP. 2022: 12 rushing yards, 12 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJames Tupou
He has spent five seasons in the UTEP backfield. One game to point at: 12 rush yds, 5 rec yds against Florida International — Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at UTEP, 26 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dana Dimel.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 17-40 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the FB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-31vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45@ Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ New Mexico | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Florida Atlantic | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-24vs Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-37@ Rice | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34@ UTSA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |