Pita Tonga: DL · Hawai'i · #49.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Pita Tonga
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah State, Week 9, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-44@ UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-35vs Portland State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-45@ Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-17vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-21@ New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs No. 18 Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 48-34vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-51@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-17vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 27-24
vs Fresno State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%4 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackHurry rate
14%2 hurries14 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Todd Graham
Pass share
52.0%
461 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Utah and Hawai'i, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 27 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kyle Whittingham and Todd Graham.
