Solomon Tuliaupupu

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Solomon Tuliaupupu
USC Trojans – No. 58
PositionDefensive end
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
MajorBusiness Administration
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career history
College
  • USC (2018–present)
Bowl games
High schoolMater Dei
(Santa Ana, California)
Career highlights and awards

Solomon Nokeakua-Stroud Tuliaupupu is an American football defensive end for the USC Trojans.

High school career[edit]

Tuliaupupu attended Claremont High School in Claremont, California before transferring to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California after his sophomore year. He played his entire high school career as a middle linebacker.[1] Despite suffering a season-ending foot injury in the playoffs of his senior season, Tuliaupupu recorded sixty-three tackles, four sacks, and won the Butkus Award.[2]

College career[edit]

Tuliaupupu was redshirted his freshman season due to a pre-season foot injury.[2]

He missed his entire redshirt freshman season to another pre-season foot injury.[3]

He missed his entire sophomore year due to a year-ending knee surgery.[4]

His junior year, he moved from middle linebacker to defensive end.

Personal life[edit]

His father played offensive lineman at Southern Utah.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Solomon Tuliapupu".
  2. ^ a b c "Solomon Tuliaupupu - Football". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  3. ^ "USC Football: LB Tuliaupupu out for the year with foot surgery". USCFootball.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  4. ^ "USC LBs Jordan Iosefa, Solomon Tuliaupupu to miss 2020 season with knee surgeries". Orange County Register. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

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