Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 2000th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1269th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 1 | 2852nd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 6 | — |
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Utah#8 · 8-0 | 5 | 27% | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Utah#7 · 11-2 | 7 | 16% | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Pupu Sepulona's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Pupu Sepulona's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 66–14 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | W 43–10 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 3 | W 33–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 4 | @ | W 31–17 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | W 41–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 7 | @ | W 27–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | W 21–13 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 9 | @ | W 49–25 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 8 | 2631st / 5664 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1566th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 1 | 620th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Idaho | 61 | ~28 (11–44) | 2 | · | 46% |
| Wk 2 · Arkansas | 76 | ~32 (12–50) | 2 | · | 42% |
| Wk 4 · Iowa State | 73 | ~29 (11–46) | 1 | · | 40% |
| Wk 8 · Houston | 66 | ~33 (13–52) | 2 | · | 50% |
| Wk 9 · Cincinnati | 63 | ~16 (6–25) | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Season | 505 | 138 (79–177) | 8 | 1 | 27% |
17 DLs on the Utah roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Jireh Moe | DT | SO | 26 | 5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Ethan Day | DE | JR | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Lance Holtzclaw | DE | SR | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 93 | Kash Dillon | DE | JR | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 51 | Karson Kaufusi | DT | SO | 17 | 3.5 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 45 | Pupu Sepulona | DT | SO | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Paul Fitzgerald | DE | SR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Lucas Samsula | DT | SO | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| Mike Tauteoli | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| PJ Takitaki | DE | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 46 | Mauka Bernard | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Jared Fredrick | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Alex Cloward | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | Stanley Raass | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | Fa Siale | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | Nicholas Igwe | DE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Dilan Battle | DT | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Utah depth chart →