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2021 Football Roster

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  • OL
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Hayward, California
    Hometown
  • 6'3
    Height
  • 320
    Weight
  • San Leandro
    High School
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Demytrick Ali'ifua
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Demytrick Ali'ifua
OL
Position
Senior
Class
Hayward, California
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS 
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2020).  

RECORDS 
Played in a school record 59 games.

2021 (SENIOR SEASON)
Started all 14 games at left guard... Played in 1,051 snaps, which was the second-most on the team among offensive linemen... Graded out at 82 percent... Only allowed three sacks during the season... Finished second on the team with 19.0 knockdowns... Played a season-high 91 snaps against Hawai’i and graded out a season-best 88 percent against No. 13 BYU... Had a season-high four knockdowns against Colorado State... Also had three knockdowns against Air Force.

2020 (COVID SEASON) 
Earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors as he started all six games, including two at center and four at left guard… Played in 312 offensive snaps, including a season-high 72 at Boise State (10/24)… Had a season-high four knockdowns against San Diego State… Graded out at 87 percent during the season and finished the year with 18 knockdowns.

2019 (JUNIOR SEASON) 
Started all 13 games at center… Played in a team-best 901 offensive snaps, including a career-high 91 against Colorado State (9/28)… Finished the season with 33 knockdowns, including a career-high 10 against BYU (11/2).

2018 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) 
Played in all 13 games, making two starts at left guard against UNLV (10/13) and Wyoming (10/20)… Played in 380 offensive snaps, including a season-high 50 against Wyoming… Had a season-high-tying six knockdowns against the Cowboys… Graded out at 81 percent during the season, which included 91 percent in effort and 88 percent in assignment… Finished the year with 19 knockdowns.

2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON) 
Played in all 13 games, making two starts against Colorado State (10/7) and Wyoming (10/14) in back-to-back home games… Played in a season-high 80 snaps against the Cowboys, grading out at 79 percent, which included 86 percent in effort and 80 percent in assignment… Also had a season-high six knockdowns against UW… Overall, played in 399 snaps on the offensive line during the season and graded out at 79 percent, which included 91 percent in effort and 88 percent in assignment… Finished the year with 20 knockdowns.

2016 (REDSHIRT) 
Redshirted during his first season at Utah State.

HIGH SCHOOL 
Earned California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) all-Foothill League first-team honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman as a prep senior at San Leandro (California) High School as he recorded 31 pancake blocks on offense and notched 19 tackles (13-solo, 6-assist) on defense, to go along with two quarterback hurries... Helped San Leandro HS to a Foothill League Championship during his senior season after posting a 5-0 record as the Pirates averaged 209.5 rushing yards per game and scored 52 total touchdowns... Played in the Polynesian All-American Bowl... Also wrestled, played baseball and was a member of the track & field team in high school.

PERSONAL
Son of Mila and Ituala Ali’ifua... Has three brothers and two sisters... Brother, Ricky, was a four-year letterwinner at defensive end for USU (2013-16) and spent time in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks... Graduated from Utah State in the fall of 2020 with a general studies degree and is working on his master’s in sports management... Name is pronounced Duh-me-trick Ah-lee-ee-foo-uh.

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