Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#92
Siale Taupaki
Senior defensive tackle on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 326 lb · East Oakland, CA · Oakland
CFB Index 22 · #287 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred UCLA → Penn State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 3 tackles, at Temple
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Penn State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2019.
- Transferred from UCLA to Penn State in 2026.
Siale Taupaki
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Siale Taupaki has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Temple — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2019
- Signed with UCLA3-star out of Oakland
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025UCLA
2026Penn State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
22 · #287 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #287 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UCLA | 15 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UCLA | 23 | 14 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 42 | 25 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dalyn Wade-Perry’s 2021 season.
86%match
Matches Dalyn on
Weight
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brian Booker's sophomore season at New Mexico (2025).
79%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Brian on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Siale Taupaki
The defensive line · Penn State
- #19Yvan Kemajou5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #1Ikenna Ezeogu3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Siale Taupaki2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Armstrong Nnodim2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39Tyriq Blanding2 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology