Popo Aumavae

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

As A Senior (2022)

Missed the season due to injury.

 

As A Junior (2021)

» AP Pac-12 All-Conference first team

» PFF Pac-12 All-Conference first team

» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention

 

Enjoyed a breakout season for the Ducks in his fifth year with the program, playing in 13 of Oregon’s 14 games … Named a Pac-12 all-conference first-team selection by both the Associated Press and Pro Football Focus while earning honorable mention recognition from the league’s coaches … Finished the season with a career-high 36 total tackles, including 16 solo … Recorded 3.0 tackles for loss … Led all Pac-12 interior defensive linemen with an 81.3 overall defensive grade by PFF … Ranked second among the league’s interior defensive linemen in both pass-rush grade (82.0) and rush-defense grade (74.8) by PFF … vs. Fresno State (Sept. 3): Helped limit Fresno State to just 77 rushing yards on 30 attempts in the season-opening win … at Stanford (Oct. 2): Set a then-career-high with five total tackles, including two solo … vs. California (Oct. 15): Recorded a career-high three solo tackles in a home win over the Golden Bears … at UCLA (Oct. 23): Notched his first tackle for loss of the season while helping limit the Bruins to just 110 rushing yards on 45 attempts … at Washington (Nov. 6): Recorded four total tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss as Oregon held Washington to a measly 55 rushing yards and 166 total yards in a win in Seattle … UO held a conference opponent under 200 total yards for the first time since 2010 … vs. Washington State (Nov. 13): Notched a four-yard tackle for loss and assisted in holding WSU to just 91 rushing yards … at Utah (Nov. 20): Established a new career-high with eight total tackles, including three solo.

 

As A Junior (2020)

Played in Oregon’s final five games of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season … Totaled 10 tackles, including four solo … Made multiple tackles in each of the final four games of the season … vs. UCLA (Nov. 21): Assisted on a tackle in 2020 season debut … at Oregon State (Nov. 27): Matched career-high with two solo tackles … at USC (Dec. 18): Assisted on a pair of tackles as Oregon repeated as Pac-12 champions … vs. Iowa State (Jan. 2): Matched career-high with three total tackles in the Fiesta Bowl, including two solo stops.

 

As A Sophomore (2019)

Turned in a productive 202 snaps played (113 in pass rush) to finish third on the team with 3.5 sacks … Added 15 total tackles, highlighted by five tackles for loss … Played in 13 games … Had a pair of quarterback hurries … Made a tackle in eight games … vs. California (Oct. 5): Registered first career sack in the fourth quarter … Combined for a tackle for loss on a third-and-one in the third quarter … at No. 25 Washington (Oct. 19): Recorded a sack for a 12-yard loss on Washington’s final drive of the game to help seal the win … vs. No. 5 Utah (Dec. 6): Third full-sack of the season came in the third quarter of the Pac-12 Championship Game.

 

As A Redshirt Freshman (2018)

Played in seven games … Made five tackles, including a stop for a loss against Portland State (Sept. 8).

 

As A Freshman (2017)

Utilized a redshirt.

 

High School

Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Rated at three different positions by three different recruiting outlets … Tabbed the No. 45 player in the state of California by ESPN and the No. 35 offensive guard … 247Sports graded him as the No. 49 defensive tackle … Ranked the No. 52 offensive tackle and No. 53 player in California by Rivals … Played in the 2017 Polynesian Bowl … Named one of the top 100 recruits on the West Coast by the Tacoma News Tribune ... Named the Tri-City Athletic League’s Defensive Lineman of the Year … Also selected first-team all-area as a defensive lineman by the Stockton Record … Defensively, made 39 tackles while recording five sacks and a forced fumble … Helped lead the St. Mary’s offense to 486.1 yards of offense per game and 232 yards per game on the ground on the way to a CIF Division 1-AA second-place finish … Named the 2015 Tri-City Athletic League MVP as a junior … Recorded 48 tackles, four for loss, 4.5 sacks and three forced fumbles to help lead St. Mary’s to a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section semifinal appearance … Chose Oregon over Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Michigan, Nebraska, Ole Miss, San Diego State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington and Washington State.

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.0	2.0	36.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
5.0	2.0	15.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	9.0

2018

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0