Aaron Tipoti Class: RS Senior Hometown: Honolulu, HI High School: Word of Life Academy Height / Weight: 6-2 / 274 Position: DL Birthdate: 01/04/1990 Experience: 3L

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PRONUNCIATION: (tee-PO-tee)

CAL CAREER (Career Stats): Has played in 22 games with four starts over the last two seasons of his three with the program from 2008-10 ... has totaled 35 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-8 yards) and one forced fumble ... wore No. 40 for his first three seasons with the program from 2008-10 but has switched to No. 50 prior to the 2011 campaign ... has had a career-high-tying four tackles in each of the four games he has played in against Oregon and USC, seeing each opponent twice.

2011 (Game-By-Game Stats)

2010 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in 10 games all off the bench, totaling 14 tackles, 1.5 tackle for loss (-7 yards) and the first forced fumble of his career ... posted a career-high-tying four tackles both at USC and vs. Oregon, adding 1.0 tackle for loss and a forced fumble vs. the Trojans and a half tackle for loss (-2 yards) against the Ducks ... had a pair of tackles at Nevada, as well as one each vs. Colorado, at Arizona, at Oregon State and vs. Stanford.

2009 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in 12 games with four starts that came in consecutive contests during the second half of the season at Arizona State, vs. Oregon State, vs. Arizona and at Stanford ... registered a career-high 21 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) ... received the team's Bob Simmons Award as the Most Valuable Freshman on defense ... had career-high-tying totals of four tackles in back-to-back games off the bench at Oregon and vs. USC ... added three tackles vs. both Eastern Washington and Arizona ... had two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) in the season opener vs. Maryland and two tackles at Arizona State, while collecting single tackles vs. Washington State, Oregon State and in the Poinsettia Bowl against Utah.

2008: Redshirted ... named Cal's co-Scout Team Player of the Year on defense.

HIGH SCHOOL: Selected to the All-Far West squad by SuperPrep ... a three-star prospect according to Scout and Rivals ... Rivals also listed him as the No. 7 recruit from the state of Hawaii ... first-team All-State choice by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser ... also played basketball and threw the shot put and discus as a prep.

PERSONAL: Full name is Aaron Fetutasi Tipoti ... born January 4, 1990 ... parents are Nofo and Sisavaii Tipoti ... father played college football at Hawai'i ... major is undeclared but considering American studies.

CAREER STATISTICS

TIPOTI'S CAREER GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 4 (four times, last vs. Oregon, 2010)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0 (at USC, 2010)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 5 (at USC, 2010)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (at USC, 2010)

LAST UPDATED: October 11, 2011