Taniela Tupou

TE · #88 · USC · FR · 6'3" · 255 · Carmichael, CA

First season

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#848 Jordan Fields OT · North Shore PITT
#848 Allen Gant S · Lubbock Coronado UTEP
#857 Taniela Tupou ATH · Folsom USC
#857 Daniel Pierre-Louis IOL · Seminole Ridge FLA
#857 LJ Prudhomme IOL · Captain Shreve ARK
ATHs in the class
#45 Davian Jackson Westgate MSST
#46 Steven Murray Eastern Guilford RUTG
#47 Taniela Tupou Folsom USC
#48 Cal Faulkner New Lumpkin County GT
#49 Quentin Murphy Parkview Magnet ARK

Around Taniela

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Jayden Maiava QB · 3,711 pass yds · 13g
RB Waymond Jordan RB · 576 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Terrell Anderson WR · 629 rec yds · 13g · at NCST
WR-Z Tanook Hines WR · 561 rec yds · 13g
WR-SL Jontez Williams CB · no college stats · 5g · at ISU
TE Mark Bowman TE · no college stats

The situation

USC 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 17.2% 50
Red zone TD rate 90.0% 50
Line yards per carry 3.5 50
Sack rate allowed 3.6% 50