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Class of 2027 · safety

Junior Tu'upo

6-2, 190 · Thompson · Alabaster, AL

Committed to Texas since Jun 26

94offer strength · No. 85
0.9159composite · 4-star, top 250
26offers · 22 power

His offers

26 offers · visited 6
Texas logoTexas
SEC · strength 91
Committed
offered Jan 23
Oregon logoOregon
Big Ten · strength 89
cool
official visit May 29
BYU logoBYU
Big 12 · strength 84
cold
offered Jan 8
Ohio State logoOhio State
Big Ten · strength 93
cold
offered Jan 21
South Carolina logoSouth Carolina
SEC · strength 82
cold
offered Jan 27
Florida logoFlorida
SEC · strength 85
cold
offered Jan 7
Show all 26 offersGeorgia logoGeorgia
SEC · strength 90
cold
offered Nov 22, 2025
Texas A&M logoTexas A&M
SEC · strength 86
cold
offered Jan 5
Miami logoMiami
ACC · strength 86
cold
offered Jan 27
Alabama logoAlabama
SEC · strength 87
cool
official visit Jun 12
Ole Miss logoOle Miss
SEC · strength 83
cold
offered Nov 4, 2025
Wisconsin logoWisconsin
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
offered Mar 15
Auburn logoAuburn
SEC · strength 76
cool
official visit Jun 12
Indiana logoIndiana
Big Ten · strength 74
cold
official visit Apr 17
Kentucky logoKentucky
SEC · strength 74
cold
offered Jan 6
Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
ACC · strength 64
cold
offered Jan 29
Tennessee logoTennessee
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Mar 15
Duke logoDuke
ACC · strength 60
cold
offered Mar 15
Tulane logoTulane
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Mar 15
West Virginia logoWest Virginia
Big 12 · strength 54
cold
offered Nov 27, 2025
Georgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
ACC · strength 47
cold
offered Dec 9, 2025
Vanderbilt logoVanderbilt
SEC · strength 54
cold
offered Jan 21
Florida State logoFlorida State
ACC · strength 63
cold
junior day Jan 24
South Florida logoSouth Florida
American Athletic · strength 44
cold
offered Nov 24, 2025
Toledo logoToledo
Mid-American · strength 42
cold
offered Oct 16, 2025
Georgia Southern logoGeorgia Southern
Sun Belt · strength 26
cool
offered Jun 2
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 26 offers
Best fits
Alabama logoAlabama
Thin at defensive back (13 with 2+ years left); has started 6 defensive backs his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1
Indiana logoIndiana
Thin at defensive back (10 with 2+ years left); has started 7 defensive backs his size since 2022; 3 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2
Duke logoDuke
Thin at defensive back (8 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

403 of the 1,120 FBS starters at safety since 2022 were his size (6-1 to 6-3, 177 to 203 pounds): most in the Big Ten (65), SEC (59) and ACC (58). Programs that start it most: Missouri (9), Louisville (8) and Toledo (8). Of his offers, Toledo (8), Indiana (7), Texas A&M (6) and Alabama (6) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 26 offers, Duke has the thinnest room at defensive back: 8 with 2+ years left of 16, 1 in his last year, 15 portal exits in 3 seasons, 4 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Indiana, BYU and Alabama.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

2 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
USC logoZion Branch
Class of 2022 · S · signed USC
Both offered by Ohio State, Texas and Georgia; both about 6-2, 195
Not drafted yet
match 83
Louisville logoAaron Williams
Class of 2023 · CB · signed Louisville
Both offered by Georgia, Oregon and Alabama; both about 6-2, 185
Not drafted yet
match 83
Toriano Pride Jr.
Class of 2022 · CB · signing not on record
Both offered by Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama
Not drafted yet
match 80
Jeadyn LukusJeadyn Lukus
Class of 2022 · CB · signed Clemson
Both offered by Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama; both about 6-2, 185
Not drafted yet
match 79
UCLA logoBrandon Burton
Class of 2016 · S · signed UCLA
Both offered by Oregon and Alabama; both about 6-2, 195
Not drafted
match 78
Show all 10
Georgia logoNyland Green
Class of 2021 · CB · signed Georgia
Both offered by Texas, Georgia and Alabama; both about 6-2, 185
Not drafted yet
match 78
Florida logoChris Steele
Class of 2019 · CB · signed Florida
Both offered by Alabama and Texas A&M; both about 6-1, 185
Not drafted
match 77
Joejuan WilliamsJoejuan Williams
Class of 2016 · CB · signed Vanderbilt
Both offered by Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama; both about 6-2, 195
Drafted 2019, round 2, No. 45
match 75
Nate Ament
Class of 2025 · SF · signing not on record
Both offered by Texas, Georgia and Alabama
In college now
match 75
Leon McQuay IIILeon McQuay III
Class of 2013 · S · signed USC
Both offered by Oregon and Alabama; both about 6-2, 185
Drafted 2017, round 6, No. 218
match 72
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 4 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

33 dated moves since Oct 16, 2025
Texas logoCommitted TexasJun 26
Alabama logoOfficial visit AlabamaJun 12
Auburn logoOfficial visit AuburnJun 12
Texas logoOfficial visit TexasJun 5
Georgia Southern logoOffered Georgia SouthernJun 2
Oregon logoOfficial visit OregonMay 29
Indiana logoOfficial visit IndianaApr 17
Duke logoOffered DukeMar 15
Show all 33 moves
Tennessee logoOffered TennesseeMar 15
Tulane logoOffered TulaneMar 15
Wisconsin logoOffered WisconsinMar 15
Indiana logoOffered IndianaJan 29
Virginia Tech logoOffered Virginia TechJan 29
Miami logoOffered MiamiJan 27
South Carolina logoOffered South CarolinaJan 27
Florida State logoJunior day Florida StateJan 24
Texas logoOffered TexasJan 23
Ohio State logoOffered Ohio StateJan 21
Vanderbilt logoOffered VanderbiltJan 21
Florida State logoOffered Florida StateJan 15
Alabama logoOffered AlabamaJan 13
BYU logoOffered BYUJan 8
Florida logoOffered FloridaJan 7
Kentucky logoOffered KentuckyJan 6
Texas A&M logoOffered Texas A&MJan 5
Georgia Tech logoOffered Georgia TechDec 9, 2025
Auburn logoOffered AuburnNov 29, 2025
West Virginia logoOffered West VirginiaNov 27, 2025
South Florida logoOffered South FloridaNov 24, 2025
Georgia logoOffered GeorgiaNov 22, 2025
Ole Miss logoOffered Ole MissNov 4, 2025
Oregon logoOffered OregonOct 28, 2025
Toledo logoOffered ToledoOct 16, 2025
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