Timote "Junior" Maile Tafuna is an American football defensive tackle for the Utah Utes.
Tafuna attended Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah.
He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Utah Utes.
[citation needed][5] In 2022, Tafuna started all 14 games, notching 27 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, a sack, an interception, and a pass deflection, while once again being named second-team all-Pac-12.
[6] In week 10 of the 2023 season, he recorded his first career forced fumble, which he also recovered against Oregon.