Nofoafia Tulafono OL Wyoming 2025 Tropical Bowl

Position Center
Class Senior
Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 325
Hometown Victorville, CA.
Highschool Oak Hills HS

2023: Tulafono started all 13 games. He helped pave the way for Harrison Waylee to rush for north of 100 yards on four different occasions with the high-water mark being 191 yards against New Mexico. Tulafono also helped protect Andrew Peasley who threw for at least 140 yards nine different times with a season-high 319 coming against Hawaii. Tulafono played a role in Wyoming ranking top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7. The Cowboys were named to the Joe Moore Award Mid-season Watch list with the award going to the top offensive line in the nation.

2022: Tulafono played in a started all 13 games for the Cowboys. He made all the offensive line calls for the Cowboys and in his first year as a starter Tulafono helped block for 1,000-yard rusher. Tulafono was named Second Team All-Mountain West Conference by Pro Football Focus (PFF) in 2022 and earned Fourth Team honors from Phil Steele. He helped pace an offensive line that helped the Pokes rank third in the MW in rushing offense and third in the conference and No. 30 in the nation in sacks allowed.

2021: Tulafono appeared in 12 games on the offensive line and on special teams. He saw time at both center and guard. He was a part of an offensive line that saw both running backs in Xazavian Valladay and Titus Swen earn All-MW honors.

2020: He did not appear in any games in his first season with the program.

High School: Nofoafia Tulafano is rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com. He was also named a two-star recruit by Rivals. He was a leader of an offensive line that was one of the top rushing teams in the area. He also played on defense, as he recorded nearly four tackles per game. He was invited to play in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl played in Hawai’i in January. He was also named to 2019 Watch List for the Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year Award. The Award is presented annually to the most outstanding senior high school football player of Polynesian ancestry. He was recruited by Arizona, BYU, Hawai’i and New Mexico.

Personal: He is majoring in business at Wyoming.