Tai Newhouse
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
77
Solid

Tai Newhouse

RDTDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Tai Newhouse starting?

Tai Newhouse is the projected starter at RDT for Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Tai Newhouse is the projected starting RDT on a Average Tulsa — 77 OVR.

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Depth at RDT · Tulsa Golden Hurricane

  1. 19977Tai NewhouseStarter
  2. 28855Dailen Howard

What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Lawrence Free State, ranked #2,962 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 39 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit2★ · #2,962 Natl2-Yr Total70 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share4%
Lawrence, KS
Jersey
#99
Class
RS SR
Height
6'3"
Weight
320 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025391.50.5
20243130.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7794
National Rank
#2962
High School
Lawrence Free State
Hometown
Lawrence, KS

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 74th-percentile production (×0.86 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 74% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

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 12WSHSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 23-17

Sep 5WOKSTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-10

Tai Newhouse's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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77
Solid
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Team Role

39 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement80%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.