University Southern California Trojans
Meet Jay Tufele
August 01, 2018 | Football, USC Ripsit Blog, Features
Name: Jay TufelePosition: DL
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Birthday (Age): July 25, 1999 (19 years old)
Size: 6-foot-3, 310 lbs.
High School (Hometown): Bingham HS (South Jordan, UT)
2017 Season: Tufele redshirted in 2017. His hard work at practice earned him USC's Co-Defensive Service Team Player of the Year Award.
Prep Career: He made 2016 Prep Star All-American Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and Orange County Register Fab 15 first team. As a junior in 2015, he was Salt Lake Tribune MVP while making 57 tackles and 10.5 sacks. As a 2014 sophomore, he made Max Preps Sophomore All-American first team while getting 63 tackles and 6 sacks.
USC head coach Clay Helton on Tufele: "You can tell that work going against our offensive line, being redshirted has really paid off."
Fun Fact: Tufele also grew up playing rugby.
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