Sunia Tauteoli: LB · Utah · #10.
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Sunia Tauteoli
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Utah. On tape: 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UCLA, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 10 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.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-16vs North Dakota | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 19-13@ BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-16vs San José State | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-24@ Arizona | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23vs Stanford | 11 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 27-28@ No. 13 USC | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-41@ Oregon | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-17vs UCLA | 12 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 30-33@ No. 16 Washington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-13vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 28 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%10 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
5%3 pass breakups64 tackles · 10 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
45.5%
427 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
484 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah, 121 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
