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2022 Football Roster

50 Fua Pututau

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 292
  • Position DT
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Prev School Cottonwood HS
  • Major Criminiology and Sociology

Biography

2022: Played in the season opener at Florida, making two tackles.

2021: Played in three games on the season.
  • Made one tackle in his season debut vs. Washington State (Sept. 25).
  • First career pass breakup came in the win over UCLA (Oct. 30).
2020: Did not see action.

2019: Played in one game, seeing action against Idaho State.
  • One tackle went for a loss against Idaho State.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic.
2018: Redshirt.

High School: Ninth best recruit in the state of Utah by Rivals in 2016 out of Cottonwood HS.
  • Two-time honorable mention all-state and was first-team all-region as a senior.
  • 60 tackles, five sacks, a forced fumble, pass breakup, two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt his senior season.
  • Also had 74 all-purpose yards (48 rushing, 26 receiving) in 2015.
  • 90 tackles, six sacks, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and an interception as a junior.
  • 23 tackles as a sophomore included 13.5 sacks and 23 tackles with four sacks as a freshman.
  • Played basketball as a freshman.
 
Personal: Son of Howard and Taina Pututau … one of eight children … one of three Pututaus on the team with Taniela (brother, redshirt freshman TE) and Tennessee (cousin, sophomore DT) ... brother, Hauati, was a defensive tackle with the Utes from 2016-21 and is now with the Green Bay Packers … signed in 2016 before leaving on a church mission … full name is Tofua Ofa-Ki-Nuusila Pututau (pronounced foo-uh poo-too-tao).

Statistics

Season:
2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 260 lbs
    43
  • 50

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 274 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 290 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2021Sophomore

    DT
    6'1" 295 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2022Junior

    DT
    6'1" 292 lbs
    50