A.J. Fuimaono
UCLA Bruins
81
Good

A.J. Fuimaono

UCLA BruinsContender
DTDefenseGood
2nd String / Backup

Is A.J. Fuimaono starting?

A.J. Fuimaono is listed 2nd string at DT for UCLA Bruins.

Redshirt junior · #55 · 6'3", 315 lbs

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Depth at DT · UCLA Bruins

  1. 19581Tyson FordStarter
  2. 25581A.J. FuimaonoYou
  3. 34466Ashton Sanders

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Liberty, ranked #1,113 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 14 tackles, 1 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,113 Natl3-Yr Total18 tackles · 0.5 sacksTeam Share2%
Las Vegas, NV
Jersey
#55
Class
RS JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
315 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251410.5
2024200
2023200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8600
National Rank
#1113
High School
Liberty
Hometown
Henderson, NV

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 59th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 59% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26WMDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 54-3

Sep 20WPURTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-38

Sep 12WSDSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-10

Sep 6WCALTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-24

A.J. Fuimaono's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

14 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement15%
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