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Talanoa Hufanga

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Talanoa Hufanga

Talanoa Hufanga ( TA-lə-NOH-ə hoo-FAHN-gə; born February 2, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Infobox

Position
Safety
Roster status
Active
Born
(1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 (age 26)Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
200 lb (91 kg)
High school
Crescent Valley (Corvallis, Oregon)
College
USC (2018–2020)
NFL draft
2021: 5th round, 180th overall pick
Total tackles
313
Sacks
4.0
Forced fumbles
3
Pass deflections
24
Interceptions
7
Defensive touchdowns
1

Tables

· College career › Collegiate statistics
Solo
Solo
Year
Solo
GP
Ast
Tackles
Tot
Tackles
Loss
Tackles
Sk
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
2018
2018
Year
2018
GP
8
Tackles
31
Tackles
20
Tackles
51
Tackles
3.5
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
GP
10
Tackles
58
Tackles
32
Tackles
90
Tackles
7.5
Tackles
3.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
2
2020
2020
Year
2020
GP
6
Tackles
40
Tackles
22
Tackles
62
Tackles
5.5
Tackles
3.0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
90
Interceptions
22.5
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
2
Career
Career
Year
Career
GP
24
Tackles
129
Tackles
74
Tackles
203
Tackles
16.5
Tackles
6.5
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
90
Interceptions
22.5
Interceptions
8
Fumbles
4
Year
GP
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
Solo
Ast
Tot
Loss
Sk
Int
Yds
Avg
PD
FF
2018
8
31
20
51
3.5
0.0
0
0
0.0
4
0
2019
10
58
32
90
7.5
3.5
0
0
0.0
3
2
2020
6
40
22
62
5.5
3.0
4
90
22.5
1
2
Career
24
129
74
203
16.5
6.5
4
90
22.5
8
4
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career › Pre-draft
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in(1.84 m)
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in(1.84 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in(1.84 m)
Weight
199 lb(90 kg)
Arm length
32 in(0.81 m)
Hand span
9+7⁄8 in(0.25 m)
40-yard dash
4.64 s
10-yard split
1.63 s
20-yard split
2.65 s
20-yard shuttle
4.39 s
Three-cone drill
6.96 s
Vertical jump
35.5 in(0.90 m)
Broad jump
10 ft 8 in(3.25 m)
Bench press
12 reps
All values from Pro Day
All values from Pro Day
Height
All values from Pro Day
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
mw- .mw- 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in(1.84 m)
199 lb(90 kg)
32 in(0.81 m)
9+7⁄8 in(0.25 m)
4.64 s
1.63 s
2.65 s
4.39 s
6.96 s
35.5 in(0.90 m)
10 ft 8 in(3.25 m)
12 reps
All values from Pro Day
· NFL career statistics
Bold
Bold
Legend
Bold
Legend
Career high
Legend
Bold
Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
TfL
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
TD
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
SF
Games
15
Games
3
Tackles
32
Tackles
24
Tackles
8
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
SF
Games
17
Games
17
Tackles
97
Tackles
66
Tackles
31
Tackles
5
Tackles
2.0
Interceptions
9
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
61
Interceptions
15.3
Interceptions
52T
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
SF
Games
10
Games
10
Tackles
52
Tackles
39
Tackles
13
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
48
Interceptions
16.0
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
SF
Games
7
Games
7
Tackles
38
Tackles
20
Tackles
18
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
DEN
Games
13
Games
13
Tackles
94
Tackles
58
Tackles
36
Tackles
5
Tackles
2.0
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
62
Games
50
Games
313
Tackles
207
Tackles
106
Tackles
14
Tackles
4.0
Tackles
24
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
109
Interceptions
15.6
Interceptions
52T
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
TfL
Sck
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
TD
2021
SF
15
3
32
24
8
1
0.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2022
SF
17
17
97
66
31
5
2.0
9
4
61
15.3
52T
1
2
0
0
2023
SF
10
10
52
39
13
1
0.0
3
3
48
16.0
28
0
0
0
0
2024
SF
7
7
38
20
18
2
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2025
DEN
13
13
94
58
36
5
2.0
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
Career
62
50
313
207
106
14
4.0
24
7
109
15.6
52T
1
3
0
0
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
TfL
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
TD
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
SF
Games
2
Games
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
SF
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
16
Tackles
9
Tackles
7
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
SF
Games
0
Games
0
Tackles
Did not play due to injury
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
5
Games
3
Games
17
Tackles
9
Tackles
8
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
TfL
Sck
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
TD
2021
SF
2
0
1
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2022
SF
3
3
16
9
7
0
0.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2023
SF
0
0
Did not play due to injury
Career
5
3
17
9
8
0
0.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0

References

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3WHW01QuUc
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