Tuli Letuligasenoa
| No. 93 – Los Angeles Rams | |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 9, 2000 Concord, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 292 lb (132 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | De La Salle (Concord, California) |
| College: | Washington (2018–2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Tuli Letuligasenoa (born June 9, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies.
Early life and high school[edit]
Coming out of high school, Letuligasenoa was rated as a four star recruit, the 13th best defensive tackle, and the 124th overall player in the class of 2019.[1] Letuligasenoa also held offers from schools such as Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington.[2] Ultimitely, Letuligasenoa committed to play college football for the USC Trojans.[3][4] However, Letuligasenoa decided to de-commit from the Trojans, and commit to play for the Washington Huskies.[5][6]
College career[edit]
In Letuligasenoa's first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, he totaled 28 tackles with three being for a loss, and a sack.[7] In week seven of the 2021 season, Letuligasenoa recorded his first career interception versus Arizona. [8] Letuligasenoa finished his breakout 2021 season tallying 36 tackles with six and a half being for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, and an interception.[9][10] For his performance in the 2021 season, Letuligasenoa was named a honorable mention all PAC-12 selection.[11] In week five of the 2022 season, Letuligasenoa recorded three tackles and two pass deflections in a loss to UCLA.[12] During the 2022 season, Letuligasenoa started in 11 games where he notched 30 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, and four pass deflections.[13] In Letuligasenoa's final collegiate season in 2023 he recorded 19 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, and two pass deflections, while also helping Washington to reach the National Championship, where he would start in a loss to Michigan.[14][15]
Professional career[edit]
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
301 lb (137 kg) | |||||||||||
| All values from NFL Scouting Combine[16][17] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Letuligasenoa decided to sign with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent.[18][19]
References[edit]
- ^ Jude, Adam (January 27, 2018). "Report: Four-star defensive tackle Tuli Letuligasenoa, a USC commit, to make official visit to Washington". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Lefkow, Mike (January 26, 2018). "De La Salle star, USC commit Letuligasenoa will visit Washington". Oroville Mercury-Register. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Raley, Dan (October 30, 2023). "UW Defense Needs Big Boost and Letuligasenoa Would Be Welcome Option". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Sabedra, Darren (February 7, 2018). "Signing day: De La Salle star explains flip from USC to Washington". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Jude, Adam (February 5, 2018). "Four-star defensive tackle Tuli Letuligasenoa flips commitment from USC to Washington". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Clark, Ryan (February 6, 2018). "Four-star DT flips from USC to Washington". Tacoma News-Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Tuli Letuligasenoa". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Raley, Dan (July 17, 2023). "Husky Roster Review: Tuli Does All the UW Defensive Dirty Work". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Raley, Dan (July 10, 2022). "Time for Letuligasenoa to Refine His Game and Become More of a Playmaker". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Tuli Letuligasenoa 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Raley, Dan (November 17, 2023). "Letuligasenoa is Back and Huskies Feel Added Comfort Level". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Raley, Dan (October 5, 2022). "Low-key Letuligasenoa Gets In Everyone's Way Except His Own". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Vorel, Mike (December 10, 2022). "Standout DT Tuli Letuligasenoa follows Michael Penix Jr. in announcing UW return in 2023". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Tomashoff, Roman (January 7, 2024). "Letuligasenoa Is Key to Stopping Michigan Run game In Final Husky Outing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Tuli Letuligasenoa 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Tuli Letuligasenoa Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Tuli Letuligasenoa College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Kirschenbaun, Alex (May 2, 2024). "Rams News: Los Angeles Bolsters Defensive Line, Lands Big Pac-12 DT as UDFA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Hanna, Jeremy (May 2, 2024). "Rams News: LA Bulks Up Defense with Husky Signing". Athlon Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2024.