Vili Taufatofua

AWARDS: All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2025) CSC Academic All-District (2025) 2025: First season at SJSU Finished season with 34 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, and one pass breakup in 11 games played with 11 starts Five tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss vs. Air Force (11/08) Career-high seven tackles, 0.5 for loss and one quarterback hurry at Utah State (10/17) One sack and two tackles for loss, plus four tackles and a forced fumble at Wyoming (10/11) Five tackles with a sack and a tackle for loss, plus a QB hurry vs. Idaho (09/20) Five tackles, including first sack, a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, a pass breakup, and two quarterback hurries at No. 6/7 Texas (09/06) Had three tackles with first career tackles and a tackle for loss vs. CMU (08/29) 2024 (UTAH): Played as a reserve in the win over Southern Utah (8/29) 2023 (UTAH): Did not see action 2022 (NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE): Appeared in all 12 games and helped the Broncos to a 9-3 season with a win in the HF Sinclair Wool Bowl Made 81 tackles (21.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks) and forced three fumbles, along with earning one fumble recovery and a blocked kick Was tied for the NJCAA Division I lead with 15.5 sacks and ranked third with 21.5 tackles for loss Season-best nine tackles came in three different games, including wins over Blinn College and Cisco College HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mount Roskill Grammar School in New Zealand PERSONAL: Parents are Tevita Taufatofua and Loloma Fine … Has three siblings, Siutaisa, Kerriane, and Losaline … Enjoys finishing and listening to music … Has several cousins who played football at the college and NFL level … Cousins Fui Vakapuna and Siupeli Anau both played in the NFL … Cousins Tauni Vakapuna played running back at Utah, and Evahelotu Sese Tohi played football at New Mexico ... Communication major.