Talanoa Hufanga: S · USC · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Talanoa Hufanga
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three seasons in the USC secondary to date. The first one came in 2020: All-America (Consensus). One game to point at: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Oregon — Week 16, 2020.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 28-27vs Arizona State | 10 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-30@ Arizona | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-17@ Utah | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-13vs Washington State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 43-38@ UCLA | 17 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 16 | L 24-31vs Oregon | 12 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 62 | 40 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFL62 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 4 interceptions.
3 seasons under Clay Helton — 18-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 10.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 10.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 10.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
60.4%
290 pass / 190 run
Plays / game
80.0
6 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
278 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Selector Grid · 2020
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Three seasons at USC, 203 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2020) — drafted at #180 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2020)
7 first-team selectors
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clay Helton.
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ersEntering 6th NFL season
San Francisco 49ersEntering 6th NFL season
