Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention National Linebacker of the Week (9/7/12); Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason First-Team (2012); First-Team Phil Steele's College Football Preview Preseason All-WAC (2012); Collegefootballperformance.com Honorable Mention Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/10/11).

2012 (SR): Started all 13 games during his senior season... Finished his senior season ranking sixth on the team with 71 tackles... Also had 9.0 tackles for loss to rank second on the team, while his 5.0 sacks tied for third overall... Ranked tied for ninth in the WAC with 0.69 tackles for loss... Also registered a team-best 11 quarterback hurries in 2012 to go along with two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception that he returned 48 yards against Idaho... Recorded double-digit tackles twice during the season as he had a career-high 12 stops against Utah and 11 tackles against Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

2011 (JR): Started in all 13 games, seeing action at both linebacker and defensive end... Recorded 41 tackles on the season to rank ninth on the team, while also ranking second on team with 11 tackles for loss and ranking tied for second with three sacks... Ranked tied for 10th in the WAC in tackles for loss (0.85)... Also tallied a pass break-up, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and four quarterback hurries... Top outing was Idaho game with seven tackles, including logging forced fumble and fumble recovery on the same play, while adding five stops against Colorado State and four each at Auburn and Fresno State... Recorded sack in both of the Colorado State and Hawai`i games as well as one sack in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game against Ohio.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Named the All-America Community College Football Team Defensive Player of the Year as well as a first-team All-America... Ranked as the No. 36 overall junior college prospect in the country... Earned first-team all-California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) accolades, as well as first-team all-California Region IV honors and was named the all-California Region IV Defensive Player of the Year... Named Defensive MVP of the state and National Community College Championship game, in leading Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) JC to its second-consecutive state and National Community College title... Posted 62 tackles with 22 tackles for loss along with 13 sacks, eight quarterback hurries, four pass break-ups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles... Led CCCFCA in sacks and ranked fourth in tackles for loss, tied for third in fumble recoveries and tied for 19th in forced fumbles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Granger (Utah) High School, playing linebacker and fullback for the Lancers, earning all-Region 6 honors as both junior and senior... Had 26 rushes for 111 yards (4.3 ypc) with three touchdowns, while adding five receptions for 32 yards.

PERSONAL:Son of Sione and Liliena Filimoeatu... Graduated from Utah State in the fall of 2012 with an interdisciplinary studies degree emphasizing in sociology and physical education.... Name is pronounced Bo-jay Fee-lee-moy-ah-too.
 

Defense	G/GS	UA-AT-TT	TFL	Sack	INT	PBU	FF	FR
2011 (Jr.)	13/13	20-21-41	11.0-36	3.0-21	0-0	0	1	0
2012 (Sr.)	13/13	28-43-71	9.0-43	5.0-36	1-48	3	1	0
TOTAL	26/26	48-64-112	2.0-79	8.0-57	1-48	3	2	0

CAREER HIGHS: Tackles: 12, vs. Utah (9/7/12); TFL: 2.5, vs. Utah (9/7/12); QBH: 3, vs. New Mexico State (10/20/12); Sacks: 1, six times; INT: 1, vs. Idaho (11/24/12).