2024 Football Roster
Roster
Siale Taupaki
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- East Oakland, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Oakland HS
Career Summary
Taupaki played in 40ย games across sevenย seasons at UCLA (2019-25)ย โฆ totaled 38 tackles (22-16-38), 3.0 tackles for loss (TFL) and 2.0 sacks โฆ played 33ย games on the defensive line and seven games on the offensive line.
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2025
Appeared in all 12 of UCLA's games as a redshirt senior, starting one ... his lone start came at defensive tackle in the Bruins' contestย at then-No. 2 Indiana (Oct. 25) ... operated mostly as a reserve defensive lineman ... also saw time on the Bruins' field goal block and punt return units ... served as a blocker in offensive goal line packages against Michigan State (Oct. 11) and Nebraska (Nov. 8) ... for the year, totaled 15 tackles (8-7-15) with two tackles for loss for -14 yards, and one sack for -13 yards ... recovered a fumble and had a TFL in the Bruins' 38-13 win at Michigan State on Oct. 11 ... posted a season-high three tackles against New Mexico (Sept. 12) ... notched a tackle in six straight games to close out the season, including four consecutive outings with multiple tackles ... picked up a 13-yard sack against crosstown rival USC at the Coliseum (Nov. 29).ย
2024
Played in all 12 games and made seven starts on the defensive line โฆ made the switch back to defensive line after spending 2023 as a reserve offensive lineman โฆ totaled 23 tackles (14-9-23), 1.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks โฆ recorded a season-high six tackles (3-3-6) versus Oregon (Sept. 28) โฆ recorded four tackles (3-1-4) versus Indiana (Sept. 21) โฆ logged his first-career sack versus Minnesota (Oct. 12). ย
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2023
Played in seven games as a reserve offensive lineman and special teams performer (North Carolina Central, Utah, Oregon State, Stanford, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State) โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for the spring quarter.
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2022
Played in the first two games of the season versus Bowling Green (Sept. 3) and Alabama State (Sept. 10).
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2021
Did not see game action.
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2020
Played in all seven games as a reserve defensive lineman and special teams performer โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for the winter and spring quarters.
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2019
Did not see game action โฆ enrolled at UCLA in June 2019.
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High School
Prepped at Oakland High School (Oakland, Calif.) โฆ listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN โฆ no. 87 on the Rivals California 100 list โฆ no. 92 on the state list by ESPN โฆ MaxPreps All-State Second Team selection ... Sacramento Bee All-Metro selection ... All-Sac-Joaquin Section Defensive MVP ... also starred on Oaklandโs track and field team.
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Personal
Son of Kolo and Seilose Taupaki โฆ has three brothers and two sisters โฆ in his spare time, he is cleaning ... earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA in political science.
