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LAC · WLB · #45

Tuli Tuipulotu

Starter

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Tuli Tuipulotu is the starting WLB for the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Tuli Tuipulotu this week

The Los Angeles Chargers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Tuli Tuipulotu is listed as the starter at WLB going into that game.

At WLB for the Los Angeles Chargers, Bud Dupree is next in line behind him.

Tuli Tuipulotu's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 17-23 vs DEN (Oct 11); L 23-30 at SEA (Oct 4); L 16-24 at BUF (Sep 27).

Tuli Tuipulotu wears No. 45, is 24 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 266 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of USC.

Is Tuli Tuipulotu playing this week?

Tuli Tuipulotu is expected to start at WLB for Los Angeles Chargers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

LAC WLB Depth

1Tuli TuipulotuStarter
2Bud Dupree

Los Angeles Chargers Starting Lineup

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Age
24
Height
6' 3"
Weight
266
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026LAC5112213
    2025LAC1532201303
    2024LAC1525118.502
    2023LAC172884.501
    Career4 yrs5296412819

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    11
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2
    -0.5/gm vs 2025
    INT
    1
    +0.2/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    52
    Tackles
    96

    #61 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Tuli Tuipulotu is rated 89 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 19th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 90% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    92nd percentile
    Beats 92% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,053 snaps
    Draft slot
    25% of rating
    Pick 54 · 2023 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs DENTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 17-23

    Oct 4L@ SEATKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    1
    PD
    1

    Final L 23-30

    Sep 27L@ BUFTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 16-24

    Sep 20Lvs LVTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-26

    Sep 13Lvs ARITKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 14-26

    Tuli Tuipulotu's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Tuli Tuipulotu plays 81% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share81%

    College

    USC

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