Talanoa Hufanga

Talanoa Hufanga is an American football safety for the USC Trojans.

Talanoa Hufanga
USC Trojans – No. 15
PositionSafety
ClassJunior
Career history
College
  • USC (2018–present)
High schoolCrescent Valley (Corvallis, Oregon)
Personal information
Born:Corvallis, Oregon
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career highlights and awards

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
  1. bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: CV's Hufanga remains hungry, humble". Corvallis Gazette Times.
  2. "Top-rated athlete Talanoa Hufanga first in his school's history to receive Army All-American jersey". October 12, 2017.
  3. "Report: Talanoa Hufanga, nation's No. 1 athlete, signs with USC over Oregon, others". oregonlive. December 23, 2017.
  4. bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: CV's Hufanga headed to USC". Corvallis Gazette Times.
  5. bob.lundeberg@lee.net, BOB LUNDEBERG. "Prep football: Hufanga lands with dream school". Corvallis Gazette Times.
  6. "How Talanoa Hufanga overcame two collarbone breaks to become one of USC's defensive leaders". October 10, 2019.
  7. "Talanoa Hufanga a relentless defensive machine in USC's win over Washington State". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2020.
  8. "Talanoa Hufanga peaking at right time for USC defense". December 15, 2020.
  9. "Talanoa Hufanga has become USC's everywhere man on defense". Los Angeles Times. December 10, 2020.
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