Tyrone Taleni: DL · USC · #31.
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Tyrone Taleni
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 3 tackles against Oregon, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
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.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USC | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | USC | 24 | 11 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 40 | 21 | 10.0 | 7.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 48-41@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-41vs Arizona | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 32-34vs No. 14 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-49@ California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-36@ No. 6 Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-28vs No. 16 Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Bowl · 2023
W 42-28
vs Louisville · neutral site
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackle
Edged out Louisville at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%0 TFLSack rate
5%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries11 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
56.7%
457 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
494 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Kansas State and USC, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 20 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Klieman and Lincoln Riley.
From Upolu, Samoa.
