Josh Tupou
Defensive tackle · 7th season · Practice squad
Updated
- Height
- 6-3
- Weight
- 340
- Age
- 32
- College
- Colorado
- Drafted
- Undrafted
- Exp
- 7
Overview
Josh Tupou is a veteran nose tackle who joined the Giants in May 2026, reuniting with John Harbaugh, his coach in Baltimore. He went undrafted out of Colorado in 2017 and played seven seasons in Cincinnati, where he opted out of 2020 because of COVID-19. He then played for Baltimore in 2024 and 2025, with a stint in Indianapolis in 2025.
He has played 71 regular-season games with 23 starts and has 94 tackles and three sacks. He did not make the initial 53-man roster and started the season on the practice squad before the Giants signed him to the active roster Sept. 16.
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Frequently asked
- When did the Giants sign Josh Tupou?
- The Giants signed Tupou as a free agent on May 27, 2026. He began the season on the practice squad, and the Giants signed him to the 53-man roster Sept. 16.
- What is Josh Tupou's connection to John Harbaugh?
- Tupou played for Harbaugh in Baltimore in 2024 and 2025, mostly on the Ravens' practice squad, appearing in six games over those two seasons.
- What teams has Josh Tupou played for?
- Tupou signed with Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent out of Colorado in 2017 and played for the Bengals through 2023, including in Super Bowl LVI. He then spent 2024 and 2025 with Baltimore, with a stint on Indianapolis' practice squad in 2025. He has played 71 regular-season games with 23 starts.
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