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    NFL draft: Chargers select USC DE Tuli Tuipulotu
    • April 29, 2023

    A kid from Hawthorne will be playing his home games in Inglewood.

    The Los Angeles Chargers selected former USC defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night, using the 54th selection on the former Lawndale High standout.

    Tuipulotu was a three-year starter at USC and two-time first-team All-Pac-12 selection. He was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team All American as a junior in 2022 after recording 46 tackles, 22 for loss and 13.5 sacks.

    The 6-foot-4, 266-pound Tuipulotu provides needed depth at defensive end for the Chargers, but also should give the Chargers more versatility up front after moving around the defensive line for USC and even moving back to a blitzing linebacker at times for the Trojans.

    More to come on this story.

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    ​ Orange County Register 

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