2012: Started 10 of the Vandals’ 12 games ... was Idaho’s second leading tackler with 79 (35 solo and 44 assists) ... also had seven tackles for loss (-14 yards), which includes one sack ... had four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and forced two fumbles.
2011: Saw action in eight games ... had nine total tackles (six solo and three assists ... also had two tackles for loss (one a sack) and one quarterback hurry.
Junior college: As a freshman, was on the first-team all-California defense … had 78 tackles, one sack and one interception … as a sophomore, was a first-team JC Gridwire preseason all-American … CCSF won NorCal Championship both years Tuala played there … NorCal Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore.
Personal: Graduate of San Francisco’s Sacred Heart School ... son of Lisa Levi and Nixon Tuala ... born Feb. 11, 1991.
Career bests
Tackles: 12 (vs. New Mexico State, Oct. 6, 2012)
Unassisted tackles: 5, three (vs. UT-San Antonio, Nov. 17, 2012; at Brigham Young, Nov. 12, 2012, and vs. New Mexico State, Oct. 6, 2012)
Assists: 7, twice (vs. New Mexico State, Oct. 6, 2012, and vs. Eastern Washington, Aug. 30, 2012)
Tackles for loss: 2, twice (vs. UT-San Antonio, Nov. 17, 2012, and vs. New Mexico State, Oct. 6, 2012)
Sacks: 1, twice (at Louisiana State, Sept. 15, 2012, and vs. Utah State, Nov. 1, 2011)
Passes defensed: 1, four times (at Brigham Young, Nov. 12, 2012; at Louisiana Tech, Oct. 20, 2012; at Bowling Green State, Sept. 8, 2012, and vs. Eastern Washington, Aug. 30, 2012)
Forced fumble: 1 (vs. UT-San Antonio, Nov. 17, 2012)
Quarterback hurries: 1, twice (at North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2012, and at San Jose State, Nov. 5, 2011)
| |
Games |
Solo |
Assist |
Total |
TFL-yards |
Sacks-yards |
Int |
PBU |
QBH |
FR |
FF |
Blocked kick |
Safety |
| 2011 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2.0-7 |
1.0-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2012 |
12 |
35 |
44 |
79 |
7.0-14 |
1.0-1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Career |
20 |
41 |
47 |
88 |
9.0-21 |
1.0-4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |