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Jersey Number 65
Syrus Tuitele
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 298
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chico, Calif.
- High School:
- Pleasant Valley HS
Bio
Last updated on January 13, 2021
2020 (SENIOR): Second team All-Mountain West offensive lineman … started all six games at right tackle … helped protect for the top offense in the Mountain West, leading Fresno State to an average of 479.3 yards per game … part of an offensive line unit that protected the top passing offense in the Mountain West with 356.3 average yards per game … protected the No. 5 passing offense and No. 17 total offense in the NCAA ... also helped create space for Ronnie Rivers, the league’s third-leading rusher … was the team’s Offensive Power Player of the Game twice - at Utah State (Nov. 14) and at Nevada (Dec. 5) … Phil Steele All-Mountain West second team selection … Reece’s Senior Bowl Top 250.
2019 (JUNIOR): Appeared in eight games, and started all eight at right tackle … did not close out the season due to injury ... part of an offensive line unit that helped produce 2,162 rushing yards and 2,720 yards in the air in 2019… helped the offense to average 159.3 rushing yards per game and 226.7 passing yards per game … part of an offensive line that kept two opponents from a sack this season.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Played and started in 12 games at right tackle … led an offensive line unit that saw the offense produce 2,161 yards on the ground for 31 touchdowns and 3,740 yards through the air – the most since 2013 – for 26 touchdowns over the course of the season … the offense produced 421.5 yards per game and 34.6 points per game … the unit held six opponents without a sack over the season’s 14 games … the unit ranked sixth in the FBS in sacks allowed per game (0.86) and ranked fifth in the FBS in tackles for loss allowed per game (3.86).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in nine games … primarily saw action on the line for field goals and PATs ... earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Selected to 2016 All-NSCIF first-team defense ... a 2016 Division 4-A state champion ... 2015 and 2016 Northern Section Division II champions ... selected to all-Northern Section and all-Eastern Football League as a lineman ... part of an offense that scored 38.5 points during an eight-game winning streak, outscoring opponents by 169 points ... offense amassed 2,894 passing yards and 2,112 rushing yards during senior season ... four-year varsity player ... lost one game in four years to North Section opponents ... team posted a 43-4 overall record in his four years ... anchored both the offensive and defensive lines for Pleasant Valley ... named team’s Defensive Line MVP ... participated in Polynesian Bowl on Jan. 21, 2017 ... also wrestled in 2014 and was a thrower on the track and field team in 2016.
PERSONAL: Born in Chico, Calif. ... son of Moletoa and Faailo Tuitele ... has six siblings – Tafa, MJ, Sierra, Sirena, Sabrina and Saphyrra ... father coached at Butte College from 2002-09 ... cousin A.J. Epenesa plays at Iowa ... former Pleasant Valley teammate Ashton Morgan plays at UNLV ... favorite athlete is J.J. Watt because his work ethic matches his success ... majoring in art at Fresno State.
2020 (SENIOR): Second team All-Mountain West offensive lineman … started all six games at right tackle … helped protect for the top offense in the Mountain West, leading Fresno State to an average of 479.3 yards per game … part of an offensive line unit that protected the top passing offense in the Mountain West with 356.3 average yards per game … protected the No. 5 passing offense and No. 17 total offense in the NCAA ... also helped create space for Ronnie Rivers, the league’s third-leading rusher … was the team’s Offensive Power Player of the Game twice - at Utah State (Nov. 14) and at Nevada (Dec. 5) … Phil Steele All-Mountain West second team selection … Reece’s Senior Bowl Top 250.
2019 (JUNIOR): Appeared in eight games, and started all eight at right tackle … did not close out the season due to injury ... part of an offensive line unit that helped produce 2,162 rushing yards and 2,720 yards in the air in 2019… helped the offense to average 159.3 rushing yards per game and 226.7 passing yards per game … part of an offensive line that kept two opponents from a sack this season.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Played and started in 12 games at right tackle … led an offensive line unit that saw the offense produce 2,161 yards on the ground for 31 touchdowns and 3,740 yards through the air – the most since 2013 – for 26 touchdowns over the course of the season … the offense produced 421.5 yards per game and 34.6 points per game … the unit held six opponents without a sack over the season’s 14 games … the unit ranked sixth in the FBS in sacks allowed per game (0.86) and ranked fifth in the FBS in tackles for loss allowed per game (3.86).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in nine games … primarily saw action on the line for field goals and PATs ... earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Selected to 2016 All-NSCIF first-team defense ... a 2016 Division 4-A state champion ... 2015 and 2016 Northern Section Division II champions ... selected to all-Northern Section and all-Eastern Football League as a lineman ... part of an offense that scored 38.5 points during an eight-game winning streak, outscoring opponents by 169 points ... offense amassed 2,894 passing yards and 2,112 rushing yards during senior season ... four-year varsity player ... lost one game in four years to North Section opponents ... team posted a 43-4 overall record in his four years ... anchored both the offensive and defensive lines for Pleasant Valley ... named team’s Defensive Line MVP ... participated in Polynesian Bowl on Jan. 21, 2017 ... also wrestled in 2014 and was a thrower on the track and field team in 2016.
PERSONAL: Born in Chico, Calif. ... son of Moletoa and Faailo Tuitele ... has six siblings – Tafa, MJ, Sierra, Sirena, Sabrina and Saphyrra ... father coached at Butte College from 2002-09 ... cousin A.J. Epenesa plays at Iowa ... former Pleasant Valley teammate Ashton Morgan plays at UNLV ... favorite athlete is J.J. Watt because his work ethic matches his success ... majoring in art at Fresno State.
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