Pita Taumoepenu
| No. 55 – San Francisco 49ers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Outside Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 9, 1994 Euless, Texas |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Timpview (Provo, Utah) |
| College: | Utah |
| NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 202 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Practice squad |
Pita Taumoepenu (born March 9, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah.[1]
Professional career
Coming out of Utah, Taumoepenu was ranked as the 28th best outside linebacker prospect by CBS Sports.[2] On October 4, 2016, it was announced Taumoepenu had received an invitation to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[3] On January 21, 2017, Taumoepenu attended the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and recorded four solo tackles and one sack as a part of Jim Zorn's American team who lost 27–7 to Mike Martz's National.[4] He was one of eight Utah players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.[5] He completed the majority of combine drills and finished second amongst all the defensive lineman in the 40-yard dash and the three-cone drill, only behind Kansas State's Jordan Willis, and finished sixth in the short shuttle.[6] On March 23, 2017, Taumoepenu attended Utah's pro day and performed the majority of combine drills. He attended a private meeting with Pittsburgh Steelers.[7] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Taumoepenu was projected to be a seventh round pick or priority undrafted free agent. He was ranked the 29th best outside linebacker prospect by NFLDraftScout.com.[8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
243 lb (110 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.67 s | 1.64 s | 2.73 s | 4.33 s | 6.91 s | 28+1⁄2 in (0.72 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
24 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[9] | ||||||||||||
The San Francisco 49ers selected Taumoepenu in the sixth round (202nd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[10] On May 4, 2017, the 49ers signed him to a four-year, $2.54 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $145,444.[11]
Throughout training camp, he competed for a roster spot against Brock Coyle, Eli Harold, Ray-Ray Armstrong, Dekoda Watson, and Jimmie Gilbert. Head coach Kyle Shanahan named him the third strongside linebacker to begin the season, behind Eli Harold and Dekoda Watson.[12]
On September 1, 2018, Taumoepenu was waived by the 49ers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14]
References
- ^ http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/49ers-select-de-pita-taumoepenu-sixth-round-2017-nfl-draft
- ^ Brandon Judd (January 19, 2017). "12 players with Utah ties set to make impressions in college football all-star games". desertnews.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "35 Collegiate Bowl Players Invited to 2017 NFL Combine". Collegiate.NFLPA.com. October 4, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Collegiate Bowl Box Score". collegiate.NFLPA.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Eight Utes Invited to 2017 NFL Scouting Combine". utahutes.com. February 26, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Alex Kirshner (March 6, 2017). "NFL Combine results 2017: Full defensive linemen numbers". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Jeff Hartman (April 19, 2017). "Trio of defenders visit Steelers in latest round of pre-draft visits". behindthesteelcurtain.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Pita Taumoepenu, DS #29 OLB, Utah". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Pita Taumoepenu". NFL.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Fann, Joe (April 29, 2017). "San Francisco 49ers Draft Utah DL Pita Taumoepenu". 49ers.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Pita Taumoepenu contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers depth chart: 10/01/2017". Ourlads.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "49ers Cut 21 Players, Get Roster Down to 53". 49ers.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Sign 9 Players to the Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 2, 2018.