Moso'oipala Tuitele is a defensive lineman at Colorado State who has not played in Colorado State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Colorado State lists 23 defensive linemen this season.
Colorado State is 3-5. Next: vs Boise State, Sat Nov 7.
Tuitele wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Air Force — Week 14, 2025.
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
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 24 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 35 | 12 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Career | 59 | 16 | 6.0 | 4.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 21-17vs Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-17vs UTSA | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-20vs Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-45@ San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21vs Fresno State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-31vs Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-42vs UNLV | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-49@ Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-42vs Air Force | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 49-21
vs Fresno State
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Fresno State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries24 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Summers
Pass share
52.1%
393 pass / 362 run
Plays / game
62.9
12 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #308 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #34 of 35 Mountain West DLs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 1,198 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Pac-12 as a junior.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Justin Wilcox, Bronco Mendenhall, Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers and Jim Mora.
