Sione Tonga'Uiha: NT · UTEP · #99.
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Sione Tonga'Uiha
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at UTEP: Dana Dimel and Scotty Walden. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against New Mexico State — Week 14, 2024.
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
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs Southern Utah | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-28@ Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27@ Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-21vs Florida International | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-14@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-20vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-35vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-35@ New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 14 · 2024
W 42-35
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out New Mexico State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%4 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries20 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
45.6%
365 pass / 436 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at UTEP, 47 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
