Talanoa Hufanga
| USC Trojans – No. 15 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class | Junior |
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| Born: | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Crescent Valley (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Talanoa Hufanga is an American football safety for the USC Trojans.
Early years
Hufanga attended Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, Oregon.[1] He played safety and wide receiver. As a senior in 2017, he was the Polynesian High School National Player of the Year. He played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game.[2] Hufanga committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.[3][4][5]
College career
As a true freshman at USC in 2018, Hufanga played in eight games with five starts before suffering a season-ending broken collarbone.[6] He finished the season with 51 tackles. As a sophomore in 2019, he started all 10 games he played in and recorded 90 tackles and 3.5 sacks.[7] Hufanga returned to USC as a starter his junior year in 2020.[8][9]
References
- ^ bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: CV's Hufanga remains hungry, humble". Corvallis Gazette Times.
- ^ "Top-rated athlete Talanoa Hufanga first in his school's history to receive Army All-American jersey". October 12, 2017.
- ^ "Report: Talanoa Hufanga, nation's No. 1 athlete, signs with USC over Oregon, others". oregonlive. December 23, 2017.
- ^ bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: CV's Hufanga headed to USC". Corvallis Gazette Times.
- ^ bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: Hufanga lands with dream school". Corvallis Gazette Times.
- ^ "How Talanoa Hufanga overcame two collarbone breaks to become one of USC's defensive leaders". October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Talanoa Hufanga a relentless defensive machine in USC's win over Washington State". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Talanoa Hufanga peaking at right time for USC defense". December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Talanoa Hufanga has become USC's everywhere man on defense". Los Angeles Times. December 10, 2020.