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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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.
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.
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)
Previous Game
27
Final
14
1
TOTAL
0
SACK
0
INT
2023 Season Stats
SK
TK
AST
INT
TFL
0
39
12
3
0