Sione Tupou: LB · Texas State · #55.
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Sione Tupou
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Dana Dimel and Jake Spavital. First career honor, 2021: Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against South Alabama — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
82 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas State | 82 | 40 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Texas State | 74 | 20 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas State | 63 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | UTEP | 52 | 25 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | UTEP | 61 | 21 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 332 | 128 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ Nevada | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-12vs Florida International | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-42@ No. 17 Baylor | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston Christian | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-40@ James Madison | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 36-24vs App State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Troy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-20vs Southern Miss | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-31@ UL Monroe | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-38@ South Alabama | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 16-13vs Arkansas State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-41vs Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 40 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups82 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
53.7%
441 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
68.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
82 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at UTEP and Texas State, 332 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Dimel and Jake Spavital.
