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  • DT
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Hawthorne, Calif.
    Hometown
  • 5'11
    Height
  • 295
    Weight
  • Lawndale HS/New Mexico State
    High School
Naki Fahina
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Naki Fahina
DT
Position
Senior
Class
Hawthorne, Calif.
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS
Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 2022).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent the 2024 season at New Mexico State … started all 12 games  as a junior and finished the season with 29 tackles (9 solo), which included 1.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two quarterback hurries and a blocked field goal … posted a career-high five tackles three times during the season.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent five years (2019-2023) at UNLV as he appeared in 27 games with seven starts … recorded 36 tackles (16 solo), which included 1.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup and one forced fumble … redshirted in 2023 as he appeared in four games and had three tackles … received a medical redshirt in 2022 as he played in one game against Idaho State (8/27) and had four tackles, which included 1.0 sacks … played in 10 games with five starts as a sophomore in 2021 and finished the season with 18 tackles (8 solo), including 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry … had a season-high four tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, against San José State (10/21) … had a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against Utah State (10/16) … added four tackles at Air Force (11/26) … played in five games with one start in 2020 and finished the season with six tackles (4 solo), including 1.0 tackles for loss … had a season-high four stops, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against Wyoming (11/27) … appeared in seven games as a true freshman in 2019 and posted five tackles (2 solo) … had a season high two tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, at Colorado State (11/2).

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner at Lawndale High School in Hawthorne, California … helped the Cardinals to a 34-8 mark over his three seasons on varsity, capturing the league championship three times … during his senior season in 2018, the Cardinals went 14-2, winning the league, district, regional and state championships for Division 2A … had a stellar senior campaign, finishing with 149 tackles, including 20.0 sacks and 34.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three forced fumbles, two blocked field goals and a defensive touchdown … named the 2018 Ocean League Most Valuable Player and was a 2018 CalHi Sports All-State selection … three-time All-League performer and named the Ocean League’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2017, after recording 89 tackles, which included 12.0 sacks and 22.0 tackles for loss … also played long snapper, punter and fullback for the Cardinals … wrestled in high school, winning a league championship in 2017 at 220 pounds … three-year letterwinner in track and field, winning league championships in shot put and discus in 2018.

PERSONAL
Son of Cameron Ngaue-Stephenson and Susitina Fahina-Stephenson … father played defensive tackle and offensive guard at Rutgers and was selected in the fifth round of 2007 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers … cousin, Pasi Fahina, played football at Azusa Pacific … cousin, Suli Faletuipapai, played football at Fresno State … graduated from UNLV in the spring of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in urban studies … pursuing a second bachelor’s in sociology … name is pronounced Nah-kee Fah-ee-nah. 

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