Samu Taumanupepe
Colorado Buffaloes
61
Depth

Samu Taumanupepe

Colorado BuffaloesSolid
DTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Baylor
2nd String / Backup

Is Samu Taumanupepe starting?

Samu Taumanupepe is listed 2nd string at DT for Colorado Buffaloes.

Samu Taumanupepe is listed DT #2 for Colorado at 61 OVR.

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Depth at DT · Colorado Buffaloes

  1. 19784Santana HopperStarter
  2. 28861Samu TaumanupepeYou
  3. 34959Quency Wiggins

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Atascocita, ranked #890 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 2 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 61 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #890 NatlTeam Share0%
Humble, TX
Jersey
#88
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
375 lbs
Transfer
Baylor

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8678
National Rank
#890
High School
Atascocita
Hometown
Humble, TX

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 14th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.90 for competition level) put them -13 vs unit starters → 61.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 14% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
-13 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WWEBTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-21

Sep 4WGTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 14-13

Samu Taumanupepe's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.