Fatafehi Vailea

2025: Started the first four games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury against Army … tallied 15 tackles on the season, including a career-high 10 tackles in the Army game prior to the injury … also forced a fumble in the win over the Black Knights. 2024: Appeared in all 13 games with seven starts … recorded 34 tackles on the season … posted 4.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble on the year … had two tackles and a TFL vs. Wyoming … finished with four tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Tulsa … had four tackles, a TFL and a sack at Memphis … posted three tackles vs. Army … had three tackles vs. East Carolina ... had his best game of the season with seven tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl against Texas State. 2023: Saw action in 11 games with eight starts … finished the season with 25 tackles, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup … had three tackles in the season opener against Cal … finished with a season-best seven tackles while also recording 0.5 sack on the road at Navy … had a pass breakup in the win over Temple … posted four tackles on the road against Tulane … had multiple tackles in each of the final five games of the season. 2022: Played in 14 games with 11 starts … Conference USA All-Freshman team … 44 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks … also forced a fumble … recorded at least two tackles in 11 games … four stops against Texas Southern … five tackles at Memphis … five stops and half a sack against FAU … season-best six tackles at UTSA and at UAB … four tackles in CUSA Championship game … three stops in Frisco Bowl against Boise State. 2021: Did not appear for the Mean Green in 2021 ... redshirted. Prior to UNT: Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite ... rated by 247 as the No. 109 defensive tackle in the class of 2021 and No. 15 prospect in the state of Nevada ... served as a run-stopper as a three-year letter winner for Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas ... senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns ... registered 13 tackles and three tackles for loss in seven games as a junior in 2019 ... four-time Academic Honor Roll ... cousin Amini Silatolu played in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.