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Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-1 / 220
- Exp:
- 2L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kalihi, HI
- High School:
- James Campbell HS
Name is pronounced “BLESSING AH-lu-AH-lu two-E-OH-lay-MO-two.”
2026: Named 2026 Preseason All-Mountain West Third Team by Phil Steele.
2025: Appeared in all 14 games, starting in 12 as a redshirt sophomore for the Rebels ... Finished the season with 61 total tackles (27 solo and 34 assisted) ... Recorded five TFLs ... Had a pass breakup vs. UCLA (Sept. 6) ... Forced a fumble at UNR (Nov. 29) ... Ranked third on the team in assisted tackles.
- Made five total tackles, including a TFL and forced a fumble in a win at UNR
- Finished with 10 total tackles, including a TFL in a victory over Colorado State
- Turned in a TFL in a road win at Miami (OH)
- Posted eight total tackles, including one TFL and a pass breakup in a win over UCLA
- Recorded a TFL in a road win at Sam Houston
- Posted six total tackles and one TFL in the season-opening win over Idaho State
2024: Appeared in six games ... Finished the season with eight total tackles.
- Posted three total tackles in each game against Utah Tech and Fresno State
- Earned two total tackles in the season-opening win over Houston
HIGH SCHOOL: A December 2022 graduate of James Campbell HS in Ewa Beach, HI ... A three-star recruit according to 247Sports and On3 … Ranked the No. 15 prospect in the state of Hawai’i by 247Sports … Selected to play in the 2023 Polynesian Bowl all-star game ... A four-year letterwinner under coach Darren Johnson … Helped the Sabers to a 7-4 record and final ranking of No. 4 in the state by MaxPreps during his senior season.
PERSONAL: Blesyng Toa Alualu-Tuiolemotu was born in Kalihi, HI … The son of Fionnah Alualu-Tuiolemotu and Sau Tuiolemotu … Has an older brother, Bobby, and three younger brothers, Ethyn, Zechariah and Sauila ... Majoring in criminal justice.
