Tupu Alualu: DL · San Diego State · #99.
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Tupu Alualu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at San Diego State: Brady Hoke and Sean Lewis. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Utah State — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | 21 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 27 | 14 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 48 | 23 | 8.5 | 7.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-14vs East Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-21vs Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ California | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-22@ Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-29vs Washington State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-41@ UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-41@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-31vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
19%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries21 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
46.9%
375 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
66.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #239 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at San Diego State, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
