Lyle Tuiloma

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Nose Tackle
Height:
6-3
Weight:
310
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Nanakuli, Hawai'i
High School:
Nanakuli

Last updated on July 18, 2018

AT COLORADO: 2017 (Soph.)—Played in 11 games and drew two starts at nose tackle (at UCLA, which was the first start of his career, and at No. 15 Washington State) … Played in 232 snaps from scrimmage on defense … Posted 17 tackles, one third down stop and one quarterback pressure on the year … In the first games of the season before his start in week five, he came off the bench and recorded two or more tackles in each of those contests (high was three in both the Texas State and Northern Colorado contests) … Saw a season-high 37 snaps of action on defense at Arizona State, a game where he recorded two solo tackles … He was named the most improved defensive lineman along with teammate DT Frank Umu during spring practices, earning the Dan Stavely Award.

2016 (Fr.-RS)—He appeared in one game on the defensive line, the Oct. 1 victory over Oregon State ... He also dressed for the Idaho State contest in week two ... Did not record any statistics.

2015 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced along the defensive line the entire season.

HIGH SCHOOL—He earned second-team All-State honors at offensive tackle from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser as well as first-team All-Oahu White/Division II League accolades as a senior ... Started all four years at left offensive tackle for Nanakuli, averaging seven pancakes a game his senior year, when he allowed just two quarterback sacks ... Was in on 27 tackles (17 solo, 12 for losses including six quarterback sacks), along with a forced fumble and a recovery; he also had eight quarterback hurries … Did not play defense as a junior; but did start as an underclassman on the defensive line ... He played one of his best prep games in a 37-36 win over Pearl City, helping to jam up the run game in the Division II championship game ... Under coach Skip Lopes, Nanakuli was 10-1 his senior year (Oahu White/Division II champions), 7-5 his sophomore season and 2-7 his freshman year (Keala Watson coached the team his junior year to a 4-5 mark) ... He also lettered in track as a junior, throwing the shot put (41-0 personal best) and discus (115-0).

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado … An Honor Roll student in high school, his grade point average has always hovered around a 3.0.

PERSONAL—He was born in Honolulu, Hawai’i on Sept. 8, 1997... Hobbies include surfing, boogie-boarding, paddling (all water sports) and playing basketball ... CU has mined Hawai’i for recruits on a regular basis since the 1970s, but he is the first player to sign with CU from Nanakuli ... He had never seen snow before his recruiting visit to CU; it was actually on his “bucket list” to do so. (Last name is pronounced tooey-loma.)