Fenuki Tupou

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Fenuki Tupou

Tupou in 2009

Arizona Rattlers

Guard

Personal information

Date of birth: May 2, 1985

Place of birth: Sacramento, California

Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight: 323 lb (147 kg)

Career information

High school: Antelope (CA) Center

College: Oregon

NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159

No regular season or postseason appearances

Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Roster status: Injured reserve

Career NFL statistics

Games played	0
Games started	0
Stats at NFL.com

Fenuki Aisea Tupou (born May 2, 1985)^[1] is an American football guard for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon.

Early years

Tupou was raised in Antelope, California, where he attended Center High School as a two-way lineman. He went on to attend Sierra College for two years, earning a Junior College All-American honorable mention in 2005. Tupou was recruited by Oregon, where he eventually committed. He redshirted in 2006, before starting 23 games at offensive tackle for the Ducks over the course of his junior and senior year, earning All-Pacific-10 honors both seasons.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Fenuki Tupou OG	Antelope, California	Sierra CC	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	328 lb (149 kg)	5.1	Dec 16, 2005
Fenuki Tupou OG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 52 (college recruiting) Rivals: 49 (college recruiting)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2006 Oregon Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2006 Oregon College Football Team Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 5 in	314 lb	34 in	8 ³⁄₄ in	5.40 s	1.78 s	3.06 s	5.02 s	8.33 s	25 ¹⁄₂ in	7 ft 10 in	24 reps
All values were taken at the NFL Scouting Combine.^[2]^[3]

Philadelphia Eagles

Tupou was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He signed a 4-year contract with the team on June 6, 2009.^[4] He was placed on the injured reserve list on September 5, 2009. He was waived on September 4, 2010, and re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 13. His practice squad contract expired at the conclusion of the season, so he was re-signed to a future contract on January 13, 2011.

Tupou was waived on September 3, 2011, during final roster cuts.

New Orleans

Tupou was signed to the Saints practice squad on October 3, 2011. He was re-signed on January 18, 2012. He was waived/injured on August 19, 2012, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 22.

Personal

His brother, Christian Tupou was a defensive lineman for the USC Trojans.^[5] He went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft, and was signed for training camp by the San Diego Chargers.^[6] Their cousin, Viliami Moala, currently plays for the California Golden Bears.

References

↑ CA Birth Index
↑ "Fenuki Tupou combine results". NFL. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
↑ "Fenuki Tupou". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
↑ Three Draft Picks Locked Up - Philadelphia Eagles
↑ "Christian Tupou bio". USC Trojans.
↑ "Bolts shift focus to undrafted rookies". San Diego Union-Tribune. April 29, 2012.

External links

v t e Arizona Rattlers current roster

Active roster	1 Rod Windsor 2 Maurice Purify 3 Jared Perry 6 Clifford Dukes 9 Da'Mon Markerson 12 Tysson Poots 15 Kerry Reed 20 Jeremy Kellem 32 Odie Armstrong 69 Michael Huey 75 Cornelius Dixon 94 Tyre Glasper -- Lamar Allen -- Chris Bowden -- Allen Chapman -- Chucky Curry -- Derek Devine -- Demar Dorsey -- Vic Hall -- Nicolas Jean-Baptiste -- Cody Johnson -- Jeff Maddux -- Alex Magee -- Nick Miller -- Quinn Pitcock -- Julius Pruitt -- Alex Singleton -- Fenuki Tupou -- Taimi Tutogi -- Marquese Wheaton

Other League Exempt	-- Derek Dennis -- Ikponmwosa Igbinosun

League Suspension	10 Nick Davila 11 Arkeith Brown 19 Marquis Floyd 56 Tray Allen 70 Marcus Pittman 71 Davon Allen 77 Anttaj Hawthorne -- Raymond Webber

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 2009 NFL Draft selections

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Persondata
Name	Tupou, Fenuki
Alternative names
Short description	American football offensive lineman
Date of birth	May 2, 1985
Place of birth	Antelope, California, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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