No. 29 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Corvallis, Oregon | February 1, 2000||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Crescent Valley (Corvallis, Oregon) | ||||||||||||||
College: | USC (2018–2020) | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 180 | ||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Talanoa Hufanga (born February 1, 2000) is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC.
Hufanga attended Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, Oregon.[1] He played safety, wide receiver, and quarterback. As a senior in 2017, he was the Polynesian High School National Player of the Year. He played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game.[2] Hufanga committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.[3][4][5]
As a true freshman at USC in 2018, Hufanga played in eight games with five starts before suffering a season-ending broken collarbone.[6] He finished the season with 51 tackles. As a sophomore in 2019, he started all 10 games he played in and recorded 90 tackles and 3.5 sacks.[7] Hufanga returned to USC as a starter his junior year in 2020.[8][9] He and BYU quarterback Zach Wilson were selected as co-recipients of the 2020 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award.[10]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.64 s | 1.63 s | 2.65 s | 4.39 s | 6.96 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
12 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[11][12] |
Hufanga was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round, 180th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[13] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[14]
During his rookie campaign, Hufanga appeared in 15 games and made three starts.[15] In the Divisional Playoffs against the Green Bay Packers, he recovered and returned a blocked punt for a critical touchdown which eventually set up a 13–10 victory for the 49ers.[16][17]
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TfL | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
2021 | SF | 15 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | SF | 12 | 12 | 68 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 52T | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 27 | 15 | 98 | 72 | 26 | 6 | 1.0 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 52T | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hufanga is of Tongan descent. He is the son of Tevita and Tanya Hufanga and has a brother named T. J.[18][19]