American football player
Tupou with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018 | |||||||||
No. 69 – Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||
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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | (1994-05-02) May 2, 1994 (age 30) Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 350 lb (159 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Buena Park (Buena Park, California) | ||||||||
College: | Colorado (2012–2016) | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Joshua Enelangi Tupou (born May 2, 1994) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) |
353 lb (160 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
5.30 s | 1.92 s | 3.09 s | 5.00 s | 8.22 s | 23.5 in (0.60 m) |
7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) |
27 reps | |
All values from Pro Day |
Cincinnati Bengals
Tupou signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 11, 2017. He was waived by the Bengals on November 21, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 6, 2017.
On November 22, 2018, Tupou was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn pectoral in practice.
Tupou re-signed with the Bengals on May 1, 2020. On August 3, 2020, Tupou announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On March 17, 2022, Tupou re-signed with the Bengals.
Tupou recorded his first career sack against the Miami Dolphins in week 4 of the 2022 season. The sack gave Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa a concussion that forced him leave the game.
Baltimore Ravens
On May 28, 2024, Tupou signed with the Baltimore Ravens. He was released on August 27. He re-signed to the practice squad on October 28, 2024.
Personal life
Born in Long Beach, California, Tupou is of Tongan descent.
References
- "Pro day results: Oklahoma, Colorado, Temple, Kentucky". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- "Josh Tupou, Combine Results, NT - Colorado". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- Marcum, Jason (May 5, 2017). "Undrafted Free Agents 2017: Bengals announce college free agent signings, tryouts". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Hobson, Geoff (September 3, 2017). "Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Hobson, Geoff (November 11, 2017). "Late moves: Hill goes to IR; Bullock OK; Tupou, Wilson promoted". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Hobson, Geoff (November 21, 2017). "Roster move: Pat's back; Tupou waived". Bengals.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Marcum, Jason (November 22, 2017). "Bengals roster news: Josh Tupou signed to practice squad". CincyJungle.com.
- Marcum, Jason (December 6, 2017). "Bengals place John Ross on Injured Reserve". CincyJungle.com.
- "Bengals place DT Josh Tupou on IR, sign player off Broncos' practice squad". CincyJungle.com. November 22, 2018.
- "Bengals Re-Sign Defensive Tackle Josh Tupou". Bengals.com. May 1, 2020. Archived from the original on May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- "Bengals Make Player Moves". Bengals.com. August 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- "Bengals Roster Moves". Bengals.com. March 17, 2022.
- "Josh Tupou's first career sack is the one that injured Tua Tagovailoa: I never intended to hurt him". ProFootballTalk. September 30, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- "Ravens Sign Two Veteran Defensive Linemen". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- Brown, Clifton (August 27, 2024). "Ravens Make Cuts, Set 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- Brown, Clifton (October 29, 2024). "Ravens Sign Veteran Defensive Tackle to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- "Orange County's Josh Tupou grows into NFL draft prospect". April 28, 2017.
External links
Categories:- 1994 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- Colorado Buffaloes football players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- People from Buena Park, California
- Players of American football from Long Beach, California
- Players of American football from Orange County, California
- American people of Tongan descent
- Baltimore Ravens players
- Pacific Islander American players of American football