Zion Tupuola-Fetui
American football player (born 2000)
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Zion Tupuola-Fetui (born July 3, 2000) is an American professional football defensive lineman. He played college football for the Washington Huskies as a linebacker.
Pearl City, Hawai'i, U.S.
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 3, 2000 Pearl City, Hawai'i, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pearl City (Pearl City, Hawai'i) |
| College | Washington (2018–2023) |
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
Tupuola-Fetui attended Pearl City High School in Pearl City, Hawai'i.[1] He played defensive line and tight end in high school. He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.[2][3] Tupuola-Fetui also played volleyball in high school.[4]
College career
Tupuola-Fetui played two games his first year at Washington in 2018 and took a redshirt. As a redshirt freshman in 2019, he played in 12 games and had nine tackles. As a redshirt sophomore in 2020, he became a starter.[5][6][7] Through the first three games of the season, he recorded seven sacks.[8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) | 244 lb (111 kg) | 33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 6 ft 7+1⁄4 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Tupuola-Fetui was signed to the practice roster of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on September 15, 2024.[11]
Coaching career
The University of Idaho Vandals announced that Tupuola-Fetui had been hired as a defensive assistant coach on January 16, 2026. Coach Thomas Ford Jr. said his focus will be to assist the defensive line coaches to build a more effective pass rush.[12]
