Shanahan had already said after the game Sunday that Hufanga had likely suffered a torn ACL, and follow-up tests on the safety's knee quickly confirmed as much. The loss of Hufanga is a devastating one for the San Francisco defense, as the 23-year-old has emerged as one of the NFL's premier safeties in his third season in the league. Over 10 appearances this season, Hufanga tallied 52 tackles and three interceptions.

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Status
IR - Knee - ACL - Surgery Expected Return: 2024-02-12Previous game
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Latest Talanoa Hufanga news
Statistics 2023
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39
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3
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Defensive
Latest News
Initial diagnosis confirmed

Shanahan had already said after the game Sunday that Hufanga had likely suffered a torn ACL, and follow-up tests on the safety's knee quickly confirmed as much. The loss of Hufanga is a devastating one for the San Francisco defense, as the 23-year-old has emerged as one of the NFL's premier safeties in his third season in the league. Over 10 appearances this season, Hufanga tallied 52 tackles and three interceptions.
Season-high tackles in win

Hufanga was in a three-way tie for most tackles on the day with Isaiah Oliver and Fred Warner. It was the first time Hufanga reached double-digit tackles this year and was the first time he's done so in Week 1 of the 2022 season. He's played in 100 percent of the team's defensive snaps in each of the last three games.
Player Profile
Team
San Francisco 49ers
Birthdate
2/2/1999 (24)
Status
Injured Reserve
HT/WT
6'0", 200 lbs
Draft Info
2021: Rd 5; Pk 180 (SF)
Birthplace
Corvallis, OR, USA
Position
SAF
College
USC
Experience
3rd season
Career History

San Francisco 49ers
2021 - Present
(3 seasons)
Career Stats
Season Stats
Previous Game
1
TOTAL
0
SACK
0
INT
2023 Season Stats
SK
TK
AST
INT
TFL
0
39
12
3
0
Game Log
2023 Regular Season
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defensive
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Date
|
Opp
|
Result
|
SOLO
|
AST
|
TOTAL
|
SACK
|
SACK YDS
|
INT
|
DEF
|
TFL
|
11/19
|
W 27-14
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11/12
|
W 34-3
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
10/29
|
L 17-31
|
8
|
2
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/23
|
L 17-22
|
7
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/15
|
L 17-19
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/8
|
W 42-10
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/1
|
W 35-16
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9/21
|
W 30-12
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
9/17
|
W 30-23
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9/10
|
W 30-7
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Regular Season Totals |
39
|
12
|
51
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1
|