Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei is a defensive lineman at Washington who has not played in Washington's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Washington lists 21 defensive linemen this season.
Washington is 5-3. Next: vs Penn State, Sat Nov 7.
Uiagalelei wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jedd Fisch and Brent Brennan. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Ohio State — Week 5, 2025.
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
19 tackles. 1 pass 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 19 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Arizona | 33 | 16 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Arizona | 19 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 40 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 59-24@ Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-24vs No. 1 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 24-20@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-19vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-13@ Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14@ UCLA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26vs No. 5 Oregon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-10vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
11%2 hurries19 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
44.9%
370 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #352 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #60 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,622 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jedd Fisch and Brent Brennan.
