Broncos safety acquired from San Francisco in 2025 free agency to pair with Pat Surtain II.
Talanoa Hufanga's 49ers career produced a 2022 first-team All-Pro nod and a Super Bowl LVIII appearance. Injuries cost him most of 2024. He signed a three-year, $36 million deal with Denver in March 2025 and contributed to the AFC West title with 4 INTs in his first Broncos season.
Path to the league
USC product taken 180th overall by San Francisco in 2021. Made the Pro Bowl as a second-year starter and became one of the most physical safeties in the league.
Career highlights
2022 First-team All-Pro. 2022 Pro Bowl. 2x NFC West Champion. 10+ career INTs across five seasons. NFL safety blitz pressure rate leader (2022). $36M contract with Denver (2025).
2025 season recap
4 INTs, 78 tackles, 1 sack, 8 pass breakups. Denver went 12-5 and won the AFC West for the first time since 2015. Hufanga partnered with Pat Surtain II to give the Broncos one of the most effective deep-safety-plus-No. 1 corner tandems in football.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Talanoa Hufanga
- Pro Football Reference: Talanoa Hufanga
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | broncos | 17 | 106 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 49ers | 7 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 49ers | 10 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 49ers | 17 | 97 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 49ers | 15 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Safety
- Group
- defense
- College
- USC
- Hometown
- Corvallis, OR, USA
- Age
- 26
- Status
- active
