Manase Tupou

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
340
Position:
DL
Hometown:
Logan, Utah
High School:
Logan HS
Prev School:
Utah St. / MSU Northern

2025 (So. – MSU Northern):
• All-Frontier Conference Honorable Mention
Played in all 11 games for the Lights… Logged 35 tackles (20 solo) on the interior D-Line… Also posted 3.6 TFLs and 1 sack… Led the team with 2 forced fumbles… Also broke up a pass… Had a season high 8 tackles against Mayville State… Earned an All-Frontier Honorable Mention as a sophomore.

2024 (Fr. – Utah St.): Only appearance on the season was against Hawai’i (11/16), recording one tackle.

High School: Earned Utah Class 4A Region 11 first team honors and was named to the Herald Journal All-Valley team following his senior season at Logan (Utah) High School ... recorded 53 tackles during his senior season in 2020, which included 4.5 sacks and 14.0 tackles for loss, while adding two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... had a career high eight tackles, including a career best 6.0 tackles for loss, against Green Canyon HS ... had a season high 2.0 sacks against Cyprus HS.

Personal: Son of Folaupouli and Lavinia Tupou... Has five siblings... Undeclared on a college major... Name is pronounced Muh-nah-say Two-poe

Quoting DL Coach Jaylen Johnson: “Manase is a big body and a hard worker. Coach Sandau worked with him at Northern and could attest to his character and work ethic. So I’m fired up about him as a person and his abilities on the football field. I’ve seen his tape and he’s further along than some guys as far as technique, so I’m excited to develop him. He’s still young, but I’m excited to see what he can do this year.