Northwestern · W 34-26
4 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 below.
“Unless you plan on throwing out of that formation with Tayo and Tuioti, we don't need to see it. Everyone knows it a a run and stop it every time.”
As of
Tuioti's 2025 was a career-best breakout across the board — 68 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks — and the distinction underneath it is what sets him apart: per PFF, he was the only returning Power Four edge to grade above 80 as both a pass rusher and a run defender. That two-way completeness, paired with edge-mate Matayo Uiagalelei, gives Oregon a front that can wreck a game without blitzing. The forward stakes are All-America honors on a national-title contender: the production is established and the profile is complete, so 2026 is about turning a great season into a dominant one. He's the every-down edge a championship defense is built on.
So far in 2026 Tuioti has 26 tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack and six quarterback hurries.
Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Oregon lost 21-10 at Illinois as a 10.5-point favorite on Oct. 24 and is 4-3. Tuioti has 39 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks through seven games, including 8 tackles and 2.5 sacks at Illinois.
Sources
Play style
Tuioti is a complete, two-way edge — the kind that doesn't have to come off the field on early downs. The PFF distinction is the whole scouting report: elite grades against both the pass and the run, which means he can set a hard edge against the run game and win as a pass rusher on the next snap. The 9.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss are the disruption; the run grade is the part most edges his age don't have. At 6-3, 263 he plays with power and balance, holding up at the point and converting it into pressure. On a deep Oregon front he doesn't have to do it alone — which is exactly what makes him so hard to block one-on-one.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
Fans first named Teitum Tuioti vs Boise State.
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Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 84-0vs Portland State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-27@ No. 12 USC | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 15-17vs No. 21 UCLA | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14vs Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 10-21@ Illinois | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 20 Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 20 | 8.0 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-26 vs Northwestern, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Oregon’s defense played that day
Northwestern’s 11 drives: 5 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 11. His hurry came with Oregon down 7.
8 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 2nd-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Second quarter, up 7-0.
5 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 6th-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 13-yard loss. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback 4 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 5. First quarter, down 6-0.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from +7 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%8 TFLSack rate
13%6 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups43 tackles · 8 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Dan Lanning — 43-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
52.9%
289 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
313 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #1 of 72 Big Ten LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dan Lanning.
