A professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League, Marlon Tuipulotu is a defensive tackle. He is 1.88 m tall and weighs 139 kg. While a student at Central High School, he played football. He was named both the All-Mid-Willamette Conference Defensive Player of the Year and the Class 5A State Defensive Player of the Year in 2015.
He recorded 78 total tackles, 28 for a loss, 13 sacks, 2 interceptions, and 2 deflections. He had 62 tackles and six sacks as a senior. He played collegiate football for the USC Trojans of the University of Southern California. He was only able to participate in three games during his first season at USC due to an injury.
Due to his injury, he redshirted the rest of 2017. He had 33 tackles and 4.5 sacks while serving as a redshirt freshman in 2018, starting 10 of the 12 games he participated in. In 2020, he started each of the six games at nose tackle and finished with 23 tackles, with 3.5 for losses of 22 yards and one forced fumble.
He started 12 games in 2019 and registered 46 tackles and 2 sacks. He was chosen for the first teams of the Pro Football Focus, AP, Phil Steele, and 2020 All-Pac-12 teams. He was a political science major at USC. With the 189th overall pick, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Tuipulotu in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
When Was Marlon Tuipulotu Drafted?
Marlon Tuipulotu was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.