Solomon Nokeakua-Stroud Tuliaupupu (born March 26, 2000) is an American college football defensive end for the Montana Grizzlies. He previously played for the USC Trojans.
Early life Tuliaupupu attended Claremont High School in Claremont, California before transferring to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California after his sophomore year. He played his entire high school career as a middle linebacker. Despite suffering a season-ending foot injury in the playoffs of his senior season, Tuliaupupu recorded sixty-three tackles, four sacks, and won the Butkus Award.
College career Tuliaupupu was redshirted his freshman season due to a pre-season foot injury. He missed his entire redshirt freshman season due to another pre-season foot injury. He then missed his entire sophomore year due to a year-ending knee surgery. His junior year, he moved from middle linebacker to defensive end and did not see any action.
In 2022, he tallied 10 tackles and 2.5 sacks. After that, he suffered yet another injury in training camp, ending that year for him as well. In 2024, he finally saw the field again, getting 13 tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery. On March 31, 2025, he transferred to Montana. On February 14th 2026, he was granted a ninth year of NCAA eligibility.
Statistics Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD 2018 USCDNP (injury—foot) 2019 USCDNP (injury—foot) 2020 USCDNP (injury—knee) 2021 USCDNP (injury—knee) 2022 USC 14 0 10 5 5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 USCDNP (injury—knee) 2024 USC 9 0 13 8 5 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 Montana 14 14 43 17 26 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2026 Montana Career 37 14 66 30 36 5.5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Personal life His father was an offensive lineman at Southern Utah.
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USC Trojans bio Montana Grizzlies bio