Josh Tupou

Has appeared in 71 games (23 starts) entering his ninth NFL season…Spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals (2017-23), Baltimore Ravens (2024-25) and Indianapolis Colts (2025) prior to being signed by the New York Giants during the 2026 offseason…Holds career totals of 94 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Has appeared in 71 games (23 starts) entering his ninth NFL season…Spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals (2017-23), Baltimore Ravens (2024-25) and Indianapolis Colts (2025) prior to being signed by the New York Giants during the 2026 offseason…Holds career totals of 94 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and 1 forced fumble…Has played in five postseason games with one start, registering 6 tackles.
• Spent the majority of the 2025 season on the practice squad for the Baltimore Ravens, seeing action in three games after spending training camp with the Indianapolis Colts and being released before the season…Logged 5 tackles.
• Signed with Baltimore as an unrestricted free agent in 2024 and spent the season on the practice squad…Appeared in three games, registering 3 tackles, 1.0 sack and 1 tackle for loss.
• Saw action in 14 games (one start) with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2023, posting 19 tackles and 1 tackle for loss.
• Appeared in 11 games with six starts for Cincinnati in 2022, recording 19 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 2 tackles for loss…Also played in all three of the team's postseason games, logging 6 tackles.
• Played in all 17 games (nine starts) in 2021, accumulating 12 tackles on the season…Appeared in two postseason games, starting in the team's Divisional Round game at Tennessee (1/22/22) and appearing in Super Bowl LVI vs. the Los Angeles Rams (2/13/22), logging no stats.
• Opted out of the 2020 season due to the pandemic…Saw action in all 16 games (seven starts) for Cincinnati in 2019, amassing 27 tackles and 3 tackles for loss on the year.
• Appeared in six games in 2018 for Cincinnati, producing 9 tackles…Suffered a pectoral injury during practice and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on 11/22/18.
• Played in one game for Cincinnati as a rookie in 2017, posting no stats.

COLLEGE

• Played in 48 games (45 starts) in four seasons at Colorado (2012-16), totaling 124 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.
• Started all 14 games in 2016, posting 45 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks…Earned an All-Pac-12 honorable mention from the coaches.
• Redshirted the 2015 season as part of a suspension due to violating team rules.
• Played in and started all 12 games in 2014, logging 29 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and 1 fumble recovery…Received an All-Pac-12 honorable mention from the coaches.
• In 2013, started all 12 games and recorded 34 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a half-sack.
• Appeared in 10 games (eight starts) as a true freshman, posting 16 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.

PERSONAL

• Attended Buena Park High School in Buena Park, Calif….Played defensive line for the first time as a senior, playing guard as well, posting 78 tackles, 5.0 sacks and 4 forced fumbles while not allowing a sack on offense…Was awarded Freeway League Defensive Player of the Year, earning first-team All-Freeway League honors, along with first-team All-CIF Southern Section and second-team All-Orange County honors…Transferred to Buena Park from Orange High School (Orange, Calif.) after his junior season, where he played guard.
• Also lettered in track.
• Uncle, Viliami Maumau, also played on the defensive line at Colorado (1994-97) and was drafted in the 7th round (196th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, and was a part of the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl XXXIII-winning squad.
• Cousins, Walton Taumoepeau (New Mexico State), Mo Latu (Arizona State) and Siosifa Tufunga (Washington), all played college football.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals on 5/5/17.
• Signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an unrestricted free agent on 5/28/24.
• Signed by the Indianapolis Colts on 7/28/25.
• Released by the Colts from the practice squad on 9/1/25 and signed by Baltimore to the practice squad on 9/24/25.
• Signed by the New York Giants on 5/27/26.