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Jersey Number 41
Hauati Pututau
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Salt Lake City
- High School:
- Cottonwood HS
Bio
Twitter: @hpututau41 | Instagram: @hauatipututau
PUTUTAU QUICK HITS
- 57 career games with 12 starts.
- Totaled 18 tackles for the season, with 4.5 TFLs, three sacks and four pass breakups.
- Had three tackles apiece against Weber State (Sept. 2) and at BYU (Sept. 11).
- Also part of a three-yard sack in the win over Weber State.
- Produced a one-yard TFL during a two-tackle day at San Diego State (Sept. 18).
- Nine-yard sack against No. 18 Arizona State (Oct. 16) came during a second half comeback and eventual Utah victory.
- Had a sack for a safety during the win over UCLA (Oct. 30), the first safety secured by Utah since 2016.
- Assisted on a sack in the Pac-12 Championship vs. No. 10 Oregon (Dec. 3).
- Capped the season with a tackle during the Rose Bowl Game vs. No. 6 Ohio State (Jan. 1).
- Recorded 10 tackles during a shortened season, including three TFL and two sacks.
- Season-best four tackles came against USC (Nov. 21) and Oregon State (Dec. 5).
- Seven tackles and three pass breakups.
- Two tackles against Northern Illinois and UCLA with one tackle and a pass breakup vs. Idaho State.
- 19 tackles (4.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks), three pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.
- Season-high four tackles (1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) against USC.
- Four tackles against Arizona.
- Interception, a pass breakup and a tackle against Stanford.
- Fumble recovery and a pass breakup against Colorado.
- Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic.
- Two tackles and a pass breakup.
High School: Played linebacker for Cottonwood HS.
- All-region first-team as a senior in 2013.
- 72 tackles, 4.0 sacks, two interceptions and four fumble recoveries as senior.
- 44 tackles, 2.0 sacks, four interceptions and a forced fumble as a junior
- Played some at receiver.
- Also played basketball.
Personal: Son of Howard Sr. and Taina Pututau … oldest of eight children … one of four Pututaus on the team with Fua (brother, sophomore DT), Taniela (brother, freshman TE) and Tennessee (cousin, freshman DT) … of Tongan heritage … health, society and policy major received his degree in December 2019 … signed in 2014 before leaving on a church mission … full name is Howard Hunter Pututau Jr. … answers to both Howard and Hauati Pututau (pronounced how-ott-ee poo-too-tao).
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