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  • DT
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Spanish Fork, Utah
    Hometown
  • 6'3
    Height
  • 295
    Weight
  • Spanish Fork
    High School
  • Oklahoma State
    Previous School
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Fua Leilua
#44
Fua Leilua
DT
Position
Senior
Class
Spanish Fork, Utah
Hometown

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Biography

INDIVIDUAL HONORS: Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West (2018).

2019 (SR): Played in just one game during the season due to injury... Had three tackles, to go along with one quarterback hurry, in the season-opener at Wake Forest (8/30).  

2018 (R-JR): Earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors as he started all 13 games, playing 12 at defensive end and one at nose guard… Finished the season tied for first on the team among defensive linemen with 38 tackles (9-solo, 29-assist), which included 1.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss, while adding one pass breakup and six quarterback hurries… Had a season-high six tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, against New Mexico State (9/8)… Also had a season-high six stops, including a season-best 1.0 sacks, against UNLV (10/13)… Had four tackles, including a season-high 3.5 tackles for loss, against Tennessee Tech (9/13)… Had five stops at No. 21 Boise State (11/24) and added four tackles against Air Force (9/22)… Only pass breakup during the year was at BYU (10/5)… Recorded three or more tackles in eight games and had at least one stop in 12 games. 

2017 (RS): Redshirted during the 2017 season at Utah State as a four-year transfer from Oklahoma State. 

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent his sophomore season in Ephraim, Utah, at Snow College... During the 2016 season, he recorded 32 tackles, which included 2.5 tackles for loss... Was the second-leading tackler on the defensive line despite missing two games... Also recorded one interception and returned it for 15 yards... Coming out of junior college, he was ranked as the No. 63 overall junior college prospect in the country by Scout.com, while ESPN listed him as the No. 18 JUCO defensive tackle and 247Sports listed him as the No. 2 JUCO prospect in Utah.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played at Weber State during his freshman season in 2015 and recorded 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss... Had a season-high three stops against both Northern Colorado and Southern Utah. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Utah Class 4A honorable mention all-state honors at defensive tackle as a prep senior at Spanish Fork (Utah) High School... Recorded 111 tackles and 9.5 sacks during his prep career... Earned academic all-region honors, as well... Also wrestled in high school and won the state championship in the 220-pound division. 

PERSONAL: One of three children of Fili and Natasha Leilua ... His uncle, Matt Asiata, played football at Utah and spent seven years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings (2011-16) and Detroit Lions (2017)...  Is married to Mariana Peters and the couple has one daughter, Kailei (1)... Graduated from Utah State University in the fall of 2019 with a degree in general studies... Name is pronounced Foo-uh Lay-loo-uh.

DEFENSE G/GS UA-AT-TT TFL Sack INT PB FF FR
2018 (R-Jr.) 13/13 9-29-38 5.5-20 1.5-11 0-0 1 0 0
2019 (Sr.) 1/1 1-2-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
TOTAL 14/14 10-31-41 5.5-20 1.5-11 0-0 1 0 0

CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 6, vs. two opponents; Sacks: 1.0, vs. UNLV (10/13/18); TFL: 3.5, vs. Tennessee Tech (9/13/18); PBU: 1, at BYU (10/5/18); QBH: 1, vs. seven opponents.
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