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PRONUNCIATION: (AH-loo AH-loo)
NATIONAL HONORS CANDIDATE
CAL CAREER: Has played in all 49 games possible with 37 starts over the last four seasons, including a run of 36 consecutive starts, making 176 tackles to go along with 22.5 TFL (-124 yards), 15.5 sacks (-105 yards), seven passes defended, four fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles, a blocked kick and an interception.
2009: Leading team in sacks (6.0) and tackles for loss (8.0), and team's third-leading tackler (48) and tackler-for-loss (8.0) after 10 games ... an honors candidate that has earned preseason honorable mention All-America honors from NationalChamps.net, as well as first-team All-Pac-10 honors from Athlon and Sporting News, and second-team recognition by Lindy's and Phil Steele ... ranked as the nation's No. 45 preseason defensive end by Phil Steele.
Individual Game-By-Game: vs. Maryland: had 3 tackles, 0.5 SK (-6), 0.5 TFL (-6), 1 FF • vs. EWU: 4 tackles • at Minnesota: recorded 6 tackles, a career-high 2.0 sacks and 2.0 TFL • at Oregon: 8 tackles, a sack (-6) and 2 TFL (-7) • vs. USC: 4 tackles, 1 sack (-8) and a pass breakup. • at UCLA: 1 tackle.• vs. WSU: 5 tackles, 0.5 sack (-2), 0.5 TFL (-2), 1 PBU • at ASU: no stats • vs. OSU: 9 tackles • vs. Arizona: 7 tackles, 1.0 SK (-5), 2.0 TFL (6.0), FF, QBH
2008: Had a career-high 62 tackles (No. 47 Pac-10), most for a Cal defensive lineman since Duane Clemons had 82 in 1995 ... named second-team All-Pac-10 ... started all 13 games for the second consecutive season and played in all 13 for the third year in a row ... had at least 0.5 TFL in all but two games ... recipient of Cal's Brick Muller Award as the team's most valuable defensive lineman for the second straight year ... 11th in the Pac-10 with 6.0 sacks (No. 84-T NCAA) and tied for 16th in the league with 11.0 TFL ... finished off the regular season with a career-best 10 tackles, including a sack and two for loss, plus a forced fumble vs. Washington ... played well at Maryland with eight total tackles, including one sack ... had a pair of sacks for minus 17 yards and two pass breakups in a win over UCLA ... registered a 10-yard sack at USC among his 1.5 TFL ... finished with eight tackles plus a forced fumble in the Big Game vs. Stanford.
2007: Started all 13 games for the first time and played in all 13 for the second consecutive season ... paced defensive linemen with 52 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss ... added 2.5 sacks, an interception and a team-best four fumble recoveries ... had 20 tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries in the last three regular season games, including a season-high eight stops in the Big Game at Stanford ... recorded a pair of sacks and five tackles at Colorado State ... recovered his first career fumble and took it into the end zone for a touchdown vs. Arizona after a Thomas DeCoud blitz on quarterback Willie Tuitama jarred the ball loose ... snared a key interception at Oregon in the fourth quarter when the Ducks were driving and threatening to score ... also recovered a fumble against USC ... earned the Brick Muller Award as the team's most valuable defensive lineman, an honor he would repeat in 2008.
2006: Stepped into the defensive line rotation as a true freshman ... saw action in all 13 games, including his first career start against Oregon State ... registered 16 tackles, fourth on the defensive line ... tallied a season-high six tackles (three solo) against UCLA and added five takedowns (two solo) in his college debut at Tennessee.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time All-State selection by the Honolulu Star Bulletin ... ranked as the No. 2 player in Hawaii in 2005 by Rivals.com, who also rated him as the No. 24 defensive tackle in America ... recorded seven sacks and had 59 tackles (39 solo stops), ranking first and second, respectively, in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu ... named the ILH's 2005 Defensive Player of the Year ... PrepStar placed him on its 2004 All-Far West Region team ... paramount game came against Punahou High School when he recorded nine tackles and 4.0 sacks ... also posted a pair of 14-tackle efforts his senior season ... signed with Cal before the 2005 season, but enrolled in January of 2006.
PERSONAL: Full name is Tyson Asi Alualu ... born May 12, 1987 ... parents are Ta'avao and Levaa'i Alualu ... he and his wife, Desiré, have a son, Tyreé, and a daughter, Dereon ... has seven sisters, Taimane-Ruta, Tanya, Tasia, Tatiana, Timena, Trinity and Trust, and one brother, Tupu ... relatives who have played college football include uncle Tupu Alualu (Hawai'i), and cousins Ben Alualu (Arizona) and Tyrone Alualu (Laney College) ... lives by the motto "God first, and everything else will fall in place"... major is Ethnic Studies.
Last Updated: November 19, 2009
