Siale Taupaki

DT · #92 · Penn State · SR · 6'2" · 326 · East Oakland, CA

Transferred from UCLA · RDT depth chart, 2nd

15 2025 tackles

1 · 2 2025 sacks · TFL

0 2025 INT + PD

31 Career games (7 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2025	UCLA	11	0	15	1	2	0	0	0
2024	UCLA	12	7	23	1	1	0	0	0
2023	UCLA	6	0
2022	UCLA	2	0

Tackles per game 1.4 46

Havoc plays 4 50

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 10.9% 55

Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 63

Sack rate 7.9% 83

with UCLA

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W7	@ MSU	1		1
W14	@ USC	1	1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2019 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2019 board

#902 Gio Paez DT · Hough WIS

#902 Paul Piferi PRO · Villa Park PUR

#902

Siale Taupaki DT · Oakland UCLA

#902 Asim Richards OT · The Haverford School UNC

#902 Kyron Cumby APB · Plano ILL

DTs in the class

#62 Carl Williams Lufkin

#63 Gio Paez Hough WIS

#64

Siale Taupaki Oakland UCLA

#65 Trill Carter Lee County MINN

#66 Joseph Appiah Darkwa Duesseldorf Panther - U 19 A PSU

2025 · 50th pctile of DTs

Recruit · 72th pctile of class