Josh Tupou
Solid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2022
Height6'3"
Weight350 lb
BornMay 2, 1994
Age32
CollegeColoradoSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2017
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 6 · #3854 · Role PlayerWorth 6 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 84% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6
Avg surplus
peak +6
1 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 6
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2017 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 19 | 21.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CIN | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 154 | 34.3% | 11 | 12.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | — | CIN | 10 | — | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 467 | 43.2% | 116 | 28.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | — | CIN | 10 | — | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 410 | 36.8% | 57 | 15.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | CIN | 11 | — | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 272 | 37.0% | 44 | 16.5% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | — | CIN | 11 | — | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 287 | 32.0% | 34 | 11.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | BAL | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 61 | 27.7% | 1 | 4.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | BAL | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 74 | 36.3% | 4 | 17.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 51 | — | 86 | 35 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,744 | 33.5% | 267 | 15.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | CIN | 4 | 0* | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | CIN | 10 | 0* | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 27 | CIN | 10 | 0* | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 28 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 29 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 30 | BAL | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 31 | BAL | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 50 | 86 | 35 | 51 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 17.3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | CIN | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 19 | 21.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 | CIN | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 154 | 34.3% | 11 | 12.3% |
| 2019 | 25 | CIN | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 467 | 43.2% | 116 | 28.1% |
| 2021 | 27 | CIN | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 410 | 36.8% | 57 | 15.6% |
| 2022 | 28 | CIN | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 272 | 37.0% | 44 | 16.5% |
| 2023 | 29 | CIN | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 287 | 32.0% | 34 | 11.7% |
| 2024 | 30 | BAL | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | 61 | 27.7% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2025 | 31 | BAL | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | 74 | 36.3% | 4 | 17.0% |
| Career | 71 | — | — | 1,744 | — | 267 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | CIN | 6 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 25 | CIN | 16 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 27 | CIN | 17 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 28 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 29 | CIN | 14 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | BAL | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 67 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 44 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
46
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 43.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 44· confidence 90%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 30.5
Availability 11.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2018bestavg 392023
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+32
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1000.986Snap share35.3%Def snaps1,725VolatileCV 1.03
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo1Ast5
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Tyler BoydWR6yJoe MixonRB6yKevin HuberP5yClark HarrisLS5ySam HubbardDE5yJessie BatesFS4yGermaine PrattLB4yChidobe AwuzieCB4yC.J. UzomahTE4yDrew SampleTE4yCarl LawsonDE4yTrey HopkinsC4yTrayveon WilliamsRB4yJordan EvansOLB4yBrandon WilsonDB4yStanley MorganWR4yTrenton IrwinWR4yCarlos DunlapDE3yAndy DaltonQB3yRandy BullockK3yGeno AtkinsDT3yDJ ReaderDT3yGiovani BernardRB3yB.J. HillDE3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with BAL
- 2024team change
Joined BAL (from CIN)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with CIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 350 lb
Frame
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CIN | 1 | W6Questionable· ToeW9Out· ShoulderW10Doubtful· Shoulder |
| 2022 | CIN | 4 | W2Questionable· ShinW7Out· CalfW8Out· CalfW9Out· CalfW11Out· CalfW12Questionable· Calf |
| 2021 | CIN | 0 | W19Doubtful· KneeW21Questionable· Knee |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
44
peak 46
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2018
C2019
C2021
C+2022
C2023
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
63%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
6 career value over replacement — #3854 all-time of 4,642. 1.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
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