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Siale Taupaki
Photo by: Isabella Serafini
Siale Taupaki
Photo by: Jan Kim Lim
Siale Taupaki
Jersey Number 92

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 โ€ฆ totaled 38 tackles (22-16-38), 3.0 tackles for loss (TFL) and 2.0 sacks โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ made the switch back to defensive line after spending 2023 as a reserve offensive lineman โ€ฆ totaled 23 tackles (14-9-23), 1.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks โ€ฆ recorded a season-high six tackles (3-3-6) versus Oregon (Sept. 28) โ€ฆ recorded four tackles (3-1-4) versus Indiana (Sept. 21) โ€ฆ 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) โ€ฆ earned Athletic Directorโ€™s 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).
ย 
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 โ€ฆ earned Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll for the winter and spring quarters.
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2019
Did not see game action โ€ฆ enrolled at UCLA in June 2019.
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High School
Prepped at Oakland High School (Oakland, Calif.) โ€ฆ listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN โ€ฆ no. 87 on the Rivals California 100 list โ€ฆ no. 92 on the state list by ESPN โ€ฆ MaxPreps All-State Second Team selection ... Sacramento Bee All-Metro selection ... All-Sac-Joaquin Section Defensive MVP ... also starred on Oaklandโ€™s track and field team.
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Personal
Son of Kolo and Seilose Taupaki โ€ฆ has three brothers and two sisters โ€ฆ in his spare time, he is cleaning ... earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA in political science.

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