Talanoa Hufanga

Talanoa Hufanga (born February 2, 1999) is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC.

Talanoa Hufanga
No. 29 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-01) February 1, 2000
Corvallis, Oregon
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
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2021
Total tackles:14
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Hufanga attended Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, Oregon.[1] He played safety and wide receiver. 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]

College career

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]

Professional career

Hufanga was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round, 180th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[11]

References
  1. bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: CV's Hufanga remains hungry, humble". Corvallis Gazette Times.
  2. "Top-rated athlete Talanoa Hufanga first in his school's history to receive Army All-American jersey". October 12, 2017.
  3. "Report: Talanoa Hufanga, nation's No. 1 athlete, signs with USC over Oregon, others". oregonlive. December 23, 2017.
  4. bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: CV's Hufanga headed to USC". Corvallis Gazette Times.
  5. bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: Hufanga lands with dream school". Corvallis Gazette Times.
  6. "How Talanoa Hufanga overcame two collarbone breaks to become one of USC's defensive leaders". October 10, 2019.
  7. "Talanoa Hufanga a relentless defensive machine in USC's win over Washington State". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2020.
  8. "Talanoa Hufanga peaking at right time for USC defense". December 15, 2020.
  9. "Talanoa Hufanga has become USC's everywhere man on defense". Los Angeles Times. December 10, 2020.
  10. Lundquist, Casey. "Zach Wilson Named 2020 Polynesian Player of the Year". SI.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  11. "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21".
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