Viliami Tapa'atoutai

Earned Utah Class 5A first-team All-State honors at fullback following his senior season at Woods Cross (Utah) High School as he rushed for 1,601 yards on 283 carries (5.7 ypr) and 17 touchdowns and helped the Wildcats to a Utah Class 5A Region 6 Championship ... defensively, he recorded 55 tackles, which included 6.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... earned second-team All-State honors as a junior as he rushed for 1,678 yards on 288 carries (5.8 ypr) and 23 touchdowns ... defensively, he posted 63 tackles, which included 10.0 sacks and 21.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three fumble recoveries and one interception ... named honorable mention All-State as a sophomore ... competes in wrestling, volleyball, and track & field ... placed seventh in the shot put at the state championships as a junior with a toss of 46 feet, 11 inches. Son of Samisoni and Charla Tapa'atoutai ... has two sisters and one brother ... cousin, Rhino Tapa'atoutai, plays football at Arizona ... majoring in accounting ... name is pronounced Vee-lee-ah-me Top-ah-ah-toe-tie.