Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Teitum Tuioti
Teitum Tuioti is the rarest kind of edge rusher: the only returning Power Four player graded elite against both the pass and the run. On a loaded Oregon front, he's the complete one -- and he's only getting better.
6′3″ · 263 lb · Laie, HI · Sheldon HS (Ore.)
CFB Index 95 · #4 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Oregon for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
2 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Boise State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Teitum Tuioti is the rarest kind of edge rusher: the only returning Power Four player graded elite against both the pass and the run. On a loaded Oregon front, he's the complete one -- and he's only getting better.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon in 2023.
Teitum Tuioti is the rarest kind of edge rusher: the only returning Power Four player graded elite against both the pass and the run. On a loaded Oregon front, he's the complete one — and he's only getting better.
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.
How he plays
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.
The story
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.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
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.
Written by our staff.
202312 games
- Signed with Oregon3-star out of Sheldon
202515 games
- All-Big Tenthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oregon
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Oregon
Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dan Lanning — 39-6 over that span.
2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2026Oregon1-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceSustained Ascent
Elite: qb hurries (100th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
our read the All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 583 FBS linebackers by CFB Index Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
95 · #4 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #4 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #1 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–27
vs Boise State
6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Moore — 378 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (2 car) · B. Ettridge — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG
Game log
How he plays
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.
Our classifier reads him the same way: fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Oregon
Returning around him
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #3
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyrus Wheat’s 2022 season.
Matches Tyrus on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Tyrus on
PD rate (higher)
Hurry rate (lower)
Sack rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Ferguson's junior season at Middle Tennessee (2022).
72%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Jordan on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Jordan on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Teitum Tuioti
Background
As A Senior (2026) » Walter Camp Preseason All-America first team As A Junior (2025) » All-Big Ten third team (coaches, media) Put together a breakout season while helping the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Started all 15 games … Led Oregon with career highs of 16.0 tackles...
The linebacker corps · Oregon
- #44Teitum Tuioti68 tackles · 2025
- #6Jerry Mixon57 tackles · 2025
- #9Devon Jackson41 tackles · 2025
- #10Matayo Uiagalelei34 tackles · 2025
- #31Nasir Wyatt11 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Oregon team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology