Siale Taupaki
Penn State Nittany Lions
79
Solid

Siale Taupaki

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
RDTDefenseSolidTRANSFER · UCLA
2nd String / Backup

Is Siale Taupaki starting?

Siale Taupaki is listed 2nd string at RDT for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Siale Taupaki is listed RDT #2 for Penn State at 79 OVR.

See full Penn State Nittany Lions depth chart ›

Depth at RDT · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 19990Keanu WilliamsStarter
  2. 29279Siale TaupakiYou
  3. 33969Ty Blanding

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Jersey
#92
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
326 lbs
Transfer
UCLA

Siale Taupaki is currently behind Keanu Williams at RDT on the Penn State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 90 overall this season.

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 81th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 79 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 19% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 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 12WTEMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-0

Siale Taupaki's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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