Popo Aumavae: DT · Oregon · #50.
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Popo Aumavae
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Oregon. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 sack against Washington — Week 14, 2023.
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
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 81-7vs Portland State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30@ Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-10vs Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-6vs No. 19 Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-36@ No. 7 Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-24vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-6@ No. 13 Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 63-19vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-27vs USC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-7vs No. 15 Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-34vs No. 3 Washington | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%3 TFLSack rate
17%3 sacksHurry rate
17%3 hurries18 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
54.8%
513 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
66.9
14 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #64 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Oregon, 83 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mario Cristobal → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
